A prism through which all worlds from literary creation to housework to aesthetics to carpentry take on enhancedand enchantedsignificances. Aesthetics, reverie and the poetics of organisational space. 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. On bachelards the poetics of space now, in introduction to nests, shells, and intimate immensity. Books by gaston bachelard author of the poetics of space. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard grace revealed. Every reader of it will never see ordinary spaces in ordinary ways. 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. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard translated from french by maria jolas chapter two section i a homemade audiobook by arookiereader.
Pdf bachelard gaston the poetics of space 1994 giulia. French by maria jolas, with a new foreword by john r. Bachelard takes us on a journey, from cellar to attic, to show how our perceptions of. 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.
That copy has been on the bookshelf above my desk ever since, kept for a lull and quieter times. Hfm the poetics of reverie by bachelard as a free pdf. Poetics space gaston bachelard the poetics of space french. Easily share your publications and get them in front of issuus. What i liked is how the author combined poetry, philosophy and design to create this treatise and its. Bachelard started off his working life as a postman and became a professor of natural sciences before turning to philosophy. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard in fb2, fb3, txt download ebook. 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. He had written more than a dozen books on the philosophy of science and physics when, quite without warning, he suddenly published a book called the psychoanalysis of fire. This is a whimsical book which explores the poetics of space, of the home, and the environment. 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. That book was the first sign of his defection from the realm of scientific rationalism to. Not long after, i got my hands on the poetics of space, first published in 1958 in french. Gaston bachelards most popular book is the poetics of space.
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. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard, 9780143107521, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. In poetics of reverie he considers the absolute origins of that imagery. The poetics of space kindle edition by bachelard, gaston, danielewski, mark z. Commentators have compared bachelards views to those of the philosopher martin heidegger.
Full text of the poetics of space internet archive. Gaston bachelard quotes author of the poetics of space. It asks you to redefine your awareness of spaces you take for granted and provides appreciation and perspective about what space is really about. The poetics of space is one of those rare books that, once read, never entirely leaves you and keeps drawing you back into its. 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. Gaston bachelard develops an original scheme for the interaction of these three elements in his work the poetics of space, which has become a compulsory tome in the library of any selfrespecting architect. Im in wales at the moment doing fieldwork three interviews today, several hours on rural buses, and i sit in a corner room staring out over a line of cottages to the sea, the ceiling curving gently overhead one cider and this level of tired and i realised i. Sometimes remembering is even sweeter than learning. Bachelard explored a third kind of space, the felicitous space of the home and its domestic menagerie of tables, chairs, cupboards and stairs. I found it in frenchspanish as a pdf file but not in english. Gaston bachelard has 54 books on goodreads with 37337 ratings. In his earlier book, the poetics of space, bachelard considered several kinds of praiseworthy space conducive to the flow of poetic imagery.
These trees are magnificent, but even more magnificent is the. Gaston bachelards poetics of space by john johnson on prezi. In the spirit of bachelards daydreams, the book of luna treats the moon both as a poetic concept and as a concrete, navigable place, effec tively presenting a. Bachelards poetics of reverieand the poetics of space that enabled me t o produce free flowing narrative that drew upon memories and poetry to invoke images of my organisational space, enabling me to reveal and express the unfolding and enfolding of my imaginative function. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard waterstones. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The poetics of space is the most concise and consummate expression of bachelards philosophy of imagination. A look at bachelard i think its important to keep the ideas with the subject. Iii we come now to a case which is more complex, and may even appear to be paradoxical. The book is considered an important work about art. Issuu is a digital publishing platform that makes it simple to publish magazines, catalogs, newspapers, books, and more online. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws.
The poetics of space by gaston bachelard the stinging fly. For bachelard, the house, in particular, has a grandiose phenomenological significance. 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. A seminal fusion of the phenomenologist school of philosophy that found its prominence in the midtwentieth century and architectural theory, bachelard elucidates a theory of architectural design that incorporates the intended lived experience and a. I have 5 dollars in my bank after rent and so i cant buy it and no library here has it either. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. Post two of three on gaston bachelards the poetics of space if you need a refresher on phenomenology maybe read post one. On the shell theme, in addition to the dialectics of small and large, the imagination is stimulated by the dialectics of creatures that are free and others that are in fetters.
Gaston bachelards poetics of space french, 1958 but how universal is this subjective. Beloved and contemplated by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, bachelards lyrical, landmark work examines the places in which we place our conscious and unconscious thoughts and guides us through a stream of cerebral meditations on poetry, art, and the blooming of consciousness itself. The poetics of space kindle edition by bachelard, gaston. Buy the poetics of space by gaston bachelard from waterstones today. Thirty years since its first publication in english, french philosopher gaston bachelards the poetics of space one of the most appealing and lyrical explorations of home.
The poetics of space is a 1957 novel by french architect and design theorist gaston bachelard. 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. Gaston bachelard 18841962 was a french philosopher. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, bachelards seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading the poetics of space.