The Poetics of Space

Gaston Bachelard

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English

Penguin
25 February 2015

Theory of architecture; Philosophy; Popular philosophy; Philosophy of science

"""The house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace.""

Rare is the work of philosophy that offers itself as an inviting indulgence to both the casual book-lover and the professor. Rare as well is that text so universal that luminaries across an array of fields lay claim to it. Here, then, is Gaston Bachelard's The Poetics of Space- brimming with quiet revelations relevant to daily life and so lyrical that it can be read for its poignant, mysterious imagery alone. Beloved and studied by philosophers, architects, writers, and literary theorists alike, Bachelard's landmark work takes as its premise the emergence of the poetic image and finds an ideal metaphor in the intimate spaces of our abodes . Guiding us through a stream of cerebral meditations on poetry, art, and the blooming of consciousness itself, Bachelard examines the places where we put our dreams and memories. Houses and rooms; cellars and attics; drawers, chests and wardrobes; nests and shells; nooks and corners- no space is too vast or too small to be filled by our thoughts and our reveries. In Bachelard's enchanting spaces, ""We are never real historians, but always near poets, and our emotion is perhaps nothing but an expression of a poetry that was lost.""

This edition features an introduction by internationally renowned philosopher Richard Kearney and a foreword by novelist Mark Z. Danielewski, whose bestselling experimental novel, House of Leaves, acknowledges a deep debt to the imagination of Bachelard.

A beloved multidisciplinary treatise comes to Penguin Classics

Since its initial publication in 1958,The Poetics of Spacehas been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. The rare work of irresistibly inviting philosophy, Bachelard's seminal work brims with quiet revelations and stirring, mysterious imagery. This lyrical journey takes as its premise the emergence of the poetic image and finds an ideal metaphor in the intimate spaces of our homes. Guiding us through a stream of meditations on poetry, art, and the blooming of consciousness itself, Bachelard examines the domestic places that shape and hold our dreams and memories. Houses and rooms; cellars and attics; drawers, chests, and wardrobes; nests and shells; nooks and corners- No space is too vast or too small to be filled by our thoughts and our reveries. In Bachelard's enchanting spaces,""We are never real historians, but always near poets, and our emotion is perhaps nothing but an expression of a poetry that was lost.""

This new edition features a foreword by Mark Z. Danielewski, whose bestselling novelHouse of Leavesdrew inspiration from Bachelard's writings, and an introduction by internationally renowned philosopher Richard Kearney who explains the book's enduring importance and its role within Bachelard's remarkable career.

For more than sixty-five years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,500titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust theseries to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-datetranslations by award-winning translators."

By: Gaston Bachelard
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 197mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 248g
ISBN: 9780143107521
ISBN 10: 0143107526
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 25 February 2015
Audience: General/trade , Professional and scholarly , General/trade , ELT Advanced , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

The son two of shoemakers, Gaston Bachelard had an illustrious academic career at the Sorbonne, eventually gaining the Legion d'Honneur and the Grand Prix National des Lettres. His work has influenced intellectual titans like Foucault, Merleau-Ponty, Deleuze and Althusser. Mark Z. Danielewski is best known for his striking debut novel, House of Leaves. Richard Kearney is the Charles B. Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College.

Reviews for The Poetics of Space

Praise for Gaston Bachelard: [Bachelard] is neither a self-confessed and tortured atheist like Satre, nor, like Chardin, a heretic combining a belief in God with a proficiency in modern science. But, within the French context, he is almost as important as they are because he has a pseudo-religious force, without taking a stand on religion. To define him as briefly as possible - he is a philosopher, with a professional training in the sciences, who devoted most of the second phase of his career to promoting that aspect of human nature which often seems most inimical to science: the poetic imagination ... - J.G. Weightman, The New York Times Review of Books [Bachelard] reminds me of skilled chess players who take the biggest pieces with pawns. -Michel Foucault (trans.) Praise for Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves: Any hope or fear that the experimental novel was an aberration of the twentieth century is dashed by the appearance of Mark Z. Danielewski's House of Leaves, the first major experimental novel of the new millennium. And it's a monster. Dazzling. -Washington Post Book World An intricate, erudite, and deeply frightening book. - The Wall Street Journal