It is to be taken slowly the authors primary idea is that people crave spaces that inspire them to daydream. Rare, too, is the text so universal that luminaries across an array of fields lay claim to it. The poetics of space is no less than the fruition of a chapter entitled the house of our birth and the oneiric house that bachelard had written in his last book on the elements, earthand the reveries of repose 1948. What i liked is how the author combined poetry, philosophy and design to create this treatise and its. Oct 17, 2017 i bought my copy of gaston bachelards the poetics of space at the architectural associations triangle bookshop, at a time when inner london telephone codes still began with 071 and while i was the architectural correspondent of the sunday newspaper the observer. Small space, corners, nothing, etc you know, that sort of thing. The poetics of space is one of the most inspiring books i have ever read. This book accompanied me during my finalyear diploma project at the ateliers where i worked with water, light, and fire on my domestic trilogy. The book is considered an important work about art. Some phrases have remained with me like enigmas but possessing a terrible beauty. As one reads, one takes shorthand from the philosophers imagination. Supersummary, a modern alternative to sparknotes and cliffsnotes, offers highquality study guides that feature detailed chapter summaries and analysis of major themes, characters, quotes, and essay topics. Buy the poetics of reverie new edition by bachelard, gaston isbn.
San francisco by janice lee september 4, 2014 sometimes a place is a site of conjuration that sits, welling up, contaminated, voice and remarks reserved for later, and the secret self that is of the place takes on. The poetics of space is a prism through which all worlds from literary creation to housework to aesthetics to carpentry take on enhancedand enchantedsignificances. The author of the poetics of space showed no interest in buildings other than the domestic house. Oct 15, 2015 the poetics of space by gaston bachelard, 9780143107521, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. On bachelards the poetics of space now, in introduction to nests, shells, and intimate immensity. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard, paperback barnes. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, bachelards seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to penguin classics.
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It asks you to redefine your awareness of spaces you take for granted and provides appreciation and perspective about what space is really about. The style of the book is one that inspires daydreams itself. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard, 9780143107521, download free ebooks, download free pdf epub ebook. I realize how the language gets put away each night, how the stars absorb the phobia of inner space even when i forget to look up, prevents me from smothering myself and forces my body into compulsory shaking, a shutdown of senses that opens up a horizon for new and deserved breath.
Gaston bachelard quotes author of the poetics of space. The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows us to dream in peace. Three or four decades ago a book entitled the poetics of space could hardly fail to stir the architectural imagination. Under the big blue, there is this magical place where she can dive and sink into. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the poetics of space. The author is known as a modest, unusual man, who matures from a young man working in. Instead the reader will see with the soul of the eye, the glint of gaston.
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Gaston bachelard 18841963 is the author of the poetics of space, the psychoanalysis of fire, and the new scientific spirit page 1 of 1 start over page 1 of 1 this shopping feature will continue to load items when the enter key is pressed. The poetics of space is not some rigorous discussion of the concept of home or the distinction between inside and outside. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. The poetics of space and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle.
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