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Sign up for LibraryThing to find out whether you'll like this book. No current Talk conversations about this book. Finally done with this bad boy! A challenging but ultimately rewarding read. Bachelard’s idea about a phenomenology of the imagination, one that tries to examine images with a primal, immemorial source, is utterly mesmerising and fertile (though I do believe poetry/art consists of more than that which Bachelard values most in this book). A lot of it went over my head - it’s super dense - definitely down for a re-read. I don’t think I’ll look at poetry (or elements of reality) in the same way again. no reviews | add a review
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Thirty years since its first publication in English, French philosopher Gaston Bachelard's The Poetics of Space one of the most appealing and lyrical explorations of home. 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. No library descriptions found. |
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The book was wretched. It had very little to do with actual spaces and instead was a philosophical analysis of a random spattering of literary passages having, sometimes ever so vaguely, to do with physical space. To help you experience my pain, I will share a sadly representative passage: and and finally,
Ugh. ( )