Ch II. THE ORIGINS OF ART Tools Language Making Alike The Power of Magic Art and the Class Society
Ch III. ART AND CAPITALISM Romanticism Folk Art L'art pour l'art Impressionism Naturalism Symbolism and Mysticism Alienation Nihilism Dehumanization Fragmentation Mystification The Flight from Society Realism Socialist Realism
Ch IV. CONTENT AND FORM Crystals Ornaments Living Organisms SocietySubject, Content, Meaning How the Meaning of a Subject Changes Interpretation of a Picture Giotto Society and Style Form and Social Experience The Magic Cave Nostalgia for the “Source” The World and Language of Poetry Music
Ch V. THE LOSS AND DISCOVERY OF REALITY Art and the Masses Between Rise and Decline The Dream of the Day after Tomorrow