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This book opens its readers to the titanic importance of setting in so much art from painting to poetry to fiction to autobiography. 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. 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. Books by gaston bachelard author of the poetics of space. Every reader of it will never see ordinary spaces in ordinary ways. 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. The poetics of space is one of the most inspiring books i have ever read. Instead the reader will see with the soul of the eye, the glint of gaston bachelard.
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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. It is to be taken slowly the authors primary idea is that people crave spaces that inspire them to daydream. Bachelard takes us on a journey, from cellar to attic, to show how our perceptions of houses and other shelters shape our thoughts, memories, and dreams. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard waterstones. 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. Commentators have compared bachelards views to those of the philosopher martin heidegger. His books of poetry are wishbone 2012, squandermania 2007, and union 20, 2002. It would have to be way at the top of my list of books that changed my life and how i look at things around me. 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 author of the poetics of space showed no interest in buildings other than the domestic house. The poetics of space is not some rigorous discussion of the concept of home or the distinction between inside and outside. He has experience in commercial, interior, liturgical, and residential design togther with institutioanl master plans and land planning.
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Although it is a space in the water, i felt a sense of airiness, displacement and mediation, so i put in a birdlike creature together with a school of fish, some shining seashells, sea plants and lots of planktons. Nov 14, 2015 rare is the work of philosophy that invites both the casual reader and the academic. Find books like the poetics of space from the worlds largest community of readers. He is considered one of the leading philosophers of europe and the author of many other books. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, bachelards seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. When an established philosopher of science suddenly turns all his efforts to the realm of art, something new and a little different is bound to be the written result. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. As one reads, one takes shorthand from the philosophers imagination. Gaston bachelard quotes author of the poetics of space. There is a distinct psychology to each type of space attics, cellars, the forest, and nests are just some of the spaces examined. The house shelters daydreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows us to dream in peace. May 25, 2012 a supplementary short film for my 2012 final photography portfolio inspired by the book poetics of space by gaston blanchard. On bachelards the poetics of space now, in introduction to nests, shells, and intimate immensity. Instead the reader will see with the soul of the eye, the glint of gaston.
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