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The poetics of space / ​ Gaston Bachelard ; translated from the French by Maria Jolas ; with a new foreword by John R. Stilgoe.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boston : : Beacon Press, 1994.Description: xxxix, 241 p. ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0807064734
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Contents:
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.
Summary: "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.
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Item type Current library Home library Collection Shelving location Call number Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Open Collection Open Collection FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE FIRST CITY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE Open Collection FCUC Library 114 BAC (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 00004292
Total holds: 0

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.