The poetics of space /
Bachelard, Gaston, , 1884-1962.
The poetics of space / Gaston Bachelard ; translated from the French by Maria Jolas ; with a new foreword by John R. Stilgoe. - Boston : : Beacon Press, 1994. - xxxix, 241 p. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: New York : Orion Press, 1964.
Includes bibliographical references.
introduction 1. The house. From cellar to garret. The significance of the hut 2. House and universe 3. Drawers, chests and wardrobes 4. Nests 5. Shells 6. Corners 7. Miniature 8. Intimate immensity 9. The dialectics of outside and inside 10. The phenomenology of roundness.
"This is a deep, magical, densely captivating book about space, our homes, how we live in them, and how dwellings and space affect us; it is as much a book of philosophy as a work of serious literature. It requires careful, preferably leisurely reading, with the possibility of moments to pause and digest and re-read the words. It will change the way you look at your home and your life, providing a deeper, more insightful relationship with the spaces you occupy." - product description.
0807064734
Space and time.
Imagination.
Poetry.
The poetics of space / Gaston Bachelard ; translated from the French by Maria Jolas ; with a new foreword by John R. Stilgoe. - Boston : : Beacon Press, 1994. - xxxix, 241 p. ; 21 cm.
Originally published: New York : Orion Press, 1964.
Includes bibliographical references.
introduction 1. The house. From cellar to garret. The significance of the hut 2. House and universe 3. Drawers, chests and wardrobes 4. Nests 5. Shells 6. Corners 7. Miniature 8. Intimate immensity 9. The dialectics of outside and inside 10. The phenomenology of roundness.
"This is a deep, magical, densely captivating book about space, our homes, how we live in them, and how dwellings and space affect us; it is as much a book of philosophy as a work of serious literature. It requires careful, preferably leisurely reading, with the possibility of moments to pause and digest and re-read the words. It will change the way you look at your home and your life, providing a deeper, more insightful relationship with the spaces you occupy." - product description.
0807064734
Space and time.
Imagination.
Poetry.