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His prodigious ability, displayed in twentythree books and expressed in subtle, suggested prose has produced the single most important body of thought in the recovery of imagination in the twentieth century. The edition i read was translated by maria jolas and originally published in the us. 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. At one point in the book, he writes continue reading gaston bachelard. This paper aims to trace the evolution of bachelards thought as he gropes toward a concrete formulation of a philosophy of the imagination. A militant rationalist and materialist concerning science, bachelard also indulged his rich imagination in a series of studies on imagination, from the psychoanalysis of fire 1938 to the poetics of reverie 1960. The style of the book is one that inspires daydreams itself.
Gaston bachelard 18841962 was a french philosopher. Bachelard was hugely interested in the concept of epistemology. In his earlier book, the poetics of space, bachelard considered several kinds of praiseworthy space conducive to the flow of poetic. 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. Jul 12, 2009 gaston bachelard produced a number of excellent books, two of which have the word poetics in the translation of the title. Approaching the psychology of wonder from the phenomenological viewpoint, bachelard demonstrates the aurgentative potential of all that awareness. 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. Open library is an initiative of the internet archive, a 501c3 nonprofit, building a digital library of internet sites and other cultural artifacts in digital form. The poetics of space is one of the most inspiring books i have ever read. Each section of this essay refines or sketches further some of the liminal suggestions of the author. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, bachelard s seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. Whilst bachelard is an often forgotten thinker of the 20th century, his work had enormous impact upon those that followed him in the latter of this century, including foucault, althusser, lecourt abachelards nd derrida. He is considered one of the leading philosophers of europe and the author of many other books.
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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. His famous turn toward poetics began in the late thirties when bachelard decided to supplement his work on scientific epistemology almost thirteen volumes with an exploration of the life of art and creation. This means that although bachelard does not use husserlian terms, he. Passages from bachelard s major works are introduced here in excerpts selected by colette gaudin, a professor of french literature at dartmouth college and an authority on bachelard. In poetics of reverie he considers the absolute origins of that imagery. Books by gaston bachelard author of the poetics of space. So much so, in fact, that i took it as a kind of guidebook for my thesis work in college, an installation entitled the room that resembled a reverie, which was in many ways an exploration and evocation of the. Philosopher gaston bachelard on dreams, love, solitude, and happiness there are still souls for whom love is the contact of two poetries, the fusion of two reveries. Bachelards book on reverie wonderfully explores the space that looms somewhere in between wakefulness and dream. Nov 14, 2015 the poetics of space by gaston bachelard in fb2, fb3, txt download ebook.
For example, he considers how common phrases such as go up to the attic and. Gaston bachelard produced a number of excellent books, two of which have the word poetics in the translation of the title. Reverie is a form of consciousness that departs from the words of poets and then grows. Gaston bachelard 18841962 french philosopher and literary critic. On poetic imagination and reverie paperback july 23, 1998 by gaston bachelard author 4.
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The classic book on how we experience intimate spaces. He made contributions in the fields of poetics and the philosophy of science. Selected, translated, and introduced by colette gaudin. To the latter he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle and epistemological break. French philosopher gaston bachelards the poetics of space one of the most appealing and lyrical explorations of home. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, bachelards seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. Gaston bachelard has 54 books on goodreads with 37162 ratings. The poetics of space is the most concise and consummate expression of bachelards philosophy of imagination. Gaston bachelard, poetics of reverie 1960 introduction aim. 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.
The following entry provides criticism on bachelards career from 1961 through 1991. Gaston bachelards the poetics of space was lovely, and a very real change of pace from most of what ive been reading about space though it shared refenerences to the psychology jung in common with clare coopermarcus. Bachelard argues that languageespecially poetrycan reveal hidden aspects of our experience of space, especially of our home space. This is an impressive, widereaching, and important volume in several respects.
Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. These are the poetics of space and the poetics of reverie. But this is a phenomenological approach, not a psychoanalytic one. Feb, 2016 the poetics of space by gaston bachelard. I found it in frenchspanish as a pdf file but not in english. The pritzker prizewinning swiss architect peter zumthor might have been channelling him in his riba royal gold medal address in 20 as he spoke of architecture shorn of intrusive symbolism and imbued with experience, leading to the ultimate goal, to. Metaphysics in gaston bachelards reverie springerlink. Gaston bachelard 1884 1962 was a french philosopher and literature critic. Comprehensive overview of the entire spectrum of works by one of twentiethcentury france s most original thinkers. Commentators have compared bachelards views to those of the philosopher martin heidegger. Gaston bachelard is currently considered a single author.
Aesthetics, reverie and the poetics of organisational space. 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. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. Gaston bachelard in 1965, dutch national archives, cc bysa 3. To the latter he introduced the concepts of epistemological obstacle obstacle epistemologique and epistemological break rupture epistemologique. Gaston bachelard was considered one of the great minds of our times. Gaston bachelard is a french philosopher and the author of the poetics of space. Bachelards images and professor bachelard mined images from bachelards pioneering works on the the imagination, on childhood, reverie, and the magical spaces of houses. One of bachelards other classics, the poetics of space. Instead the reader will see with the soul of the eye, the glint of gaston bachelard. The poetics of space is a book by gaston bachelard published in 1958.
Childhood, language, and the cosmos public library, published in english seven years after bachelards death an exploration of the. The poetics of space by gaston bachelard, paperback. Three or four decades ago a book entitled the poetics of space could hardly fail to stir the architectural imagination. A prism through which all worlds from literary creation to housework to aesthetics to carpentry take on enhancedand enchantedsignificances. Gaston bachelard was one of the great minds of our times. Reverie, the creative daydream, occupies the central position in bachelards emerging metaphysic, which becomes increasingly phenomenological in a manner reminiscent of husserl. In it, he courses through the realms we inhabit indoor and outdoor. In this, his last significant work, an admired french philosopher provides extraordinary meditations on the relations between the imagining consciousness and the world, positing the notion of reverie as. The author is known as a modest, unusual man, who matures from a young man working in.