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The poetics of space

Title
The poetics of space / Gaston Bachelard ; translated from the French by Maria Jolas ; foreword by Étienne Gilson.
Author
Bachelard, Gaston, 1884-1962
Publication
  • Boston : Beacon Press, 1969.
  • ©1964

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Additional Authors
  • Jolas, M.
  • Gilson, Étienne, 1884-1978
  • Family of Robert Motherwell, donor NN
  • Robert Motherwell Book Collection (New York Public Library. Art Division)
Description
xxxv, 241 pages; 20 cm.
Series Statement
Beacon paperback ; 330
Uniform Title
  • Beacon paperbacks ; 330.
  • Poétique de l'espace. English
Alternative Title
Poétique de l'espace.
Subject
  • Space and time
  • Poetics
  • Imagination
  • Symbolism in art
  • Symbolism in literature
  • Poetry > Themes, motives
  • Poetry
Genre/Form
Poetry.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references.
Source (note)
  • of the Family of Robert Motherwell;
Language (note)
  • Translation of 'La poétique de l'espace' published by Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1958.
Local note
  • Copy in ReCAP 24-4728 inscribed.
Contents
Foreward to 1994 edition -- Foreward to 1964 edition -- Introduction -- THe house. From Cellar to Garret. The significance of the Hut -- House and universe -- Drawers, chests, and wardrobes -- Nests -- Shells -- Corners -- Miniature -- Intimate Immensity -- The dialectics of the outisde and inside -- The phenomenology of Roundness.
Call Number
D-15 4062
ISBN
  • 9780807064399
  • 0807064394
  • 9780807064733
  • 0807064734
OCLC
263729
Author
Bachelard, Gaston, 1884-1962, author.
Title
The poetics of space / Gaston Bachelard ; translated from the French by Maria Jolas ; foreword by Étienne Gilson.
Publisher
Boston : Beacon Press, 1969.
Copyright Date
©1964
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
Beacon paperback ; 330
Beacon paperbacks ; 330.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary
This book is another of the French philosopher's explorations into the meaning and being of art.
Language
Translation of 'La poétique de l'espace' published by Presses Universitaires de France, Paris, 1958.
Local Note
Copy in ReCAP 24-4728 inscribed.
Source
Gift; of the Family of Robert Motherwell; 2024. NN
Added Author
Jolas, M., translator.
Gilson, Étienne, 1884-1978, author of foreword.
Family of Robert Motherwell, donor NN
Robert Motherwell Book Collection (New York Public Library. Art Division)
LCCN
62015019
Research Call Number
ReCAP 24-4728
D-15 4062
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