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Review. Three or four decades ago a book entitled The Poetics of Space could hardly fail to stir the architectural imagination. 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 ...
Bachelard published The Poetics of Space in 1958, only four years before his death. The book explores the human relationship with interior spaces and the emotional architecture of a home. Bachelard’s work is rooted in phenomenology, the study of consciousness and experience. This guide refers to the 2014 version translated by Maria Jolas.
Introduction. "The Poetics of Space" by Gaston Bachelard is a philosophical and poetic exploration of the significance of spaces in our lives. Published in 1958, this influential work delves into the intimate relationship between human emotions, imagination, and the spaces we inhabit. Bachelard's thought-provoking insights have made this book a ...
241 (English translation) ISBN. 0-8070-6439-4 (English edition) The Poetics of Space (French: La Poétique de l'Espace) is a 1958 book about architecture by the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. The book is considered an important work about art. Commentators have compared Bachelard's views to those of the philosopher Martin Heidegger.
- Gaston Bachelard
- 1958
The Poetics of Space (Chap. 1) Lyrics. Chapter 1: The House. From Cellar to Garret. The Significance of the Hut. A la porte de la maison qui viendra frapper? Une porte ouverte on entre. Une porte ...
Peter Sloterdijk. We have to speak of space because humans are themselves an effect of the space they create. Human evolution can only be understood if we also bear in mind the mystery of insulation/island-making [Insulierungsgeheimsis] that so defines the emergence of humans: Humans are pets that have domesticated themselves in the incubators ...
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Oct 5, 2016 · In 1958, Bachelard published La Poétique de l’Espace – The Poetics of Space – a densely lyrical, almost magical book on our experience of architecture. In it, he courses through the realms we inhabit – indoor and outdoor. He registers the significance of old tower and peasant hut, the smallest casket and the shadiest corner.
