This is a whimsical book which explores the poetics of space, of the home, and the environment. The poetics of space is a 1957 novel by french architect and design theorist gaston bachelard. Tbh, i didnt really take this book seriously and cant say you should either. There is a distinct psychology to each type of space attics, cellars, the forest, and nests are just some of the spaces examined. Most meaningful relationships with buildings take place in domestic space, and this is what modern. A prism through which all worlds from literary creation to housework to aesthetics to carpentry take on enhancedand enchantedsignificances.
The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, bachelards seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard free download. The poetics of space hardcover 1964 by gaston bachelard author. The style of the book is one that inspires daydreams itself. Since its first publication in english in 1964, french philosopher gaston bachelards poetics of space remains one of the most appealing and lyrical explorations of home. Both elemental notions haunt the poetics of space the homey existential one, and the more expansive cosmological one. The classic book on how we experience intimate spaces. In a tumbledown cottage the woodcutters daughter dreams of life in the palace. Gaston bachelards most popular book is the poetics of space. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard goodreads.
The poetics of space by gaston bachelard, 9780143107521, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Sometimes the house of the future is better built, lighter and larger than all the houses of the past, so that the image of the dream house is opposed to that of the childhood home. Buy the poetics of space book online at low prices in. Beacon press books are published under the auspices of the unitarian universalist association of congregations. Spatial engagement with poetry ebook download free pdf. Bachelard writes about the house blown by the winds. Gaston bachelard quotes author of the poetics of space. Since its initial publication in 1958, the poetics of space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. Stilgoe foreword since its first publication in english in 1964, french philosopher gaston bachelards poetics of space remains one of the most appealing and lyrical explorations of home.
The author was chair of the philosophy department at the sorbonne. First published in french in 1957 and translated into english in 1964, gaston bachelards philosophical meditation on oneiric space appeared at a moment when phenomenology and the pursuit of symbolic and archetypal meanings in architecture seemed to open fertile ground within the. About the author 1994 gaston bachelard 18841963 is the author of the poetics of space, the psychoanalysis of fire, and the new scientific spirit. A seminal fusion of the phenomenologist school of philosophy that found its prominence in the midtwentieth century and architectural theory, bachelard elucidates a theory of architectural design that incorporates. Poetics of space is a methodical, carefully argued book which tells us that we read spaces like we read a book.
This book addresses the poetics of space and place in scottish literature. In his book existence, space and architecture 1971, christian norbergschulz, the most prolific and longterm proponent of a phenomenological architecture. The poetics of space is a 241page, nonfiction philosophical study of inhabited space. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them.
The poetics of space, penguin classics by gaston bachelard. The author of the poetics of space showed no interest in buildings other than the domestic house. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard book chat youtube. A prism through which all worlds from literary creation to housework to aesthetics. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the poetics of space. The poetics of space quotes showing of 84 i should say. A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to penguin classics since its initial publication in 1958, the poetics of space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. Both elemental notions haunt the poetics of spacethe homey existential one, and the more expansive cosmological one. Three or four decades ago a book entitled the poetics of space could hardly fail to stir the architectural imagination.
The book is considered an important work about art. Small space, corners, nothing, etc you know, that sort of thing. Other readers will always be interested in your opinion of the books youve read. It is a book that makes its readers dissatisfied with much contemporary structure and landscape, for it demonstrates to its readers that space can be poetry. The poetics of space is some ruminations on phenomenology and quotes from poems concerning the ideas surrounding different spaces. The poetics of space quotes showing of 83 i should say. In the 20th century, distinctions between public and private space were challenged by rationalist architecture and town planning.
Books by gaston bachelard author of the poetics of space. Focusing chiefly on twentieth and twentyfirst century texts, with acknowledgement of historical and philosophical contexts, the essays address representation, narrative form. This book opens its readers to the titanic importance of setting in so much art from painting to poetry to fiction to autobiography. The poetics of space bachelard, gaston, jolas, maria, kearney, richard, danielewski, mark z. The book includes ten chapters plus an introduction but no glossary or index. Contemplated by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, bachelards lyrical, landmark work examines the places in which we place our conscious and unconscious thoughts and guides us through a stream of cerebral meditations on poetry, art, and the blooming of consciousness itself. These trees are magnificent, but even more magnificent is the. A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to penguin classics since its initial publication in 1958, the poetics of space has been a muse to. Books similar to the poetics of space the poetics of space. Pdf the poetics of space download full pdf book download. This is a deep, magical, densely captivating book about space, our homes, how we live in them, and how dwellings and space affect.
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