This study guide consists of approximately 37 pages of chapter summaries, quotes, character analysis, themes, and more everything you need to sharpen your knowledge of the poetics of space. The poetics of space is a book by gaston bachelard published in 1958. I first read about desire paths in an endlessly fascinating book by french scientist, philosopher, and poet not a threeway combo you come across every day gaston bachelard. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, bachelard s seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. This is what the french philosopher gaston bachelard called the poetics of space, and his highly original study of the magical. Dedicated to the study of the poetry and philosophy of science, bachelards 1958 book the poetics of space looks not at the origins or technicalities of. 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.
The poetics of space is a 1958 book about architecture by the french philosopher gaston bachelard. Gaston bachelard, the poetics of space 1958 the name of this exhibition is an homage to the iconic thesis of gaston bachelard, and his phenomenological study of spaces. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard book chat youtube. To the latter he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard overdrive. Bachelard reiterates the idea that rooms and houses are psychological diagrams that writers and poets use. Gaston bachelards places of the imagination and images of. Gaston bachelard, a french philosopher of science, published the poetics of space in 1958. Commentators have compared bachelards views to those. Gaston bachelard, 1958, the poetics of space, beacon press, boston, 1994 edition, p. Find the poetics of space by bachelard, gaston at biblio. First published in 1958, this book focuses closely on the role which memory and intuition play in the way we perceive objects and spaces.
The philosopher explores the space people inhabit as a means of analyzing the human soul. First published in french in 1957 and translated into english in 1964, gaston bachelards philosophical meditation on oneiric space appeared at a moment. He is thus led to consider spatial types such as the attic, the cellar, drawers and the like. A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to penguin classics. 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. The collection reflects the dialogue and response of artists, writers, performers and cultural theorists. Gaston bachelard say what you mean house in nature if rudyard kipling closer to nature interesting quotes marketing ideas where the heart is small living the word soul is an immortal word gaston bachelard. The poetics of space ebook written by gaston bachelard. Due to the current situation with coronavirus, all of garage museum of contemporary arts public facing services are closed until further notice. The book is considered an important work about art. Since its initial publication in 1958, the poetics of space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike.
The house, quite obviously, is a priveleged entity for a phenomenological study of the intimate values of inside space, provided, of course, that we take it in both its unity and its complexity. First published in french in 1957 and translated into english in 1964, gaston bachelard s 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 desiccated culture of late modernism. Pdf the poetics of space download full pdf book download. This lyrical journey takes as its premise the emergence of the poetic image and finds an. A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to penguin classicssince its initial publication in 1958, the poetics of space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. Three or four decades ago a book entitled the poetics of space could hardly fail to stir the architectural imagination. Instead the reader will see with the soul of the eye, the glint of gaston bachelard. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard 9780143107521. Sometimes remembering is even sweeter than learning. He doesnt look at spaces as just being entities but what the meaning and the emotion is behind what he is looking into. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard harvard design magazine. Gaston bachelard, the poetics of space model for final thesis project by laida juanikorena agirre in lesaka, navarre.
Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard goodreads. Cristina chimisso, gaston bachelards places of the imagination and images of space, in bruce janz ed. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read the poetics of space. He posits that within the most secure and intimate place of. 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 classic book on how we experience intimate spaces. Bachelard applies the method of phenomenology to architecture basing his analysis not on purported origins as was the trend in enlightenment thinking about architecture but on lived experience of architecture. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard translated from french by maria jolas chapter two section i a homemade audiobook by arookiereader. Philosophers expand meaning of space harvard gazette.
The poetics of space gaston bachelard, maria jolas, john r. The poetics of australian spaces drains on gaston bachelards landmark 1958 work, the poetics of space, to explore the concept of creative spacemaking within an australian context. Commentators have compared bachelards views to those of the philosopher martin heidegger. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard 1958 looks at the way a space is an experience. Bookmark the poetics of space gaston bachelard 1958. In the opening chapter of the poetics of space gaston bachelard places special emphasis on the interior. In his 1958 work the poetics of space, the french philosopher gaston bachelard traces connections among the human consciousness, intimate spaces, and poeticsthus devising a philosophical approach for better understanding our thoughts, daydreams, and memories. Hermeneutics of place and space, springer, 2017, version accepted for publication. A prism through which all worlds from literary creation to housework to aesthetics to carpentry take on enhancedand enchantedsignificances. 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. Every reader of it will never see ordinary spaces in ordinary ways. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, bachelards seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery.
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