Since its initial publication in 1958, The Poetics of Space has been a muse to philosophers, architects, writers, psychologists, critics, and readers alike. 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.
Gaston Bachelard(1884-1962) was the son of shoemakers who went on
to have an illustrious academic career. He is credited with a
renewal of emphasis on symbol and poetic meaning in
architecture.
Mark Z. Danielewskiis the bestselling author of several novels,
includingHouse of Leavesand the National Book Award FinalistOnly
Revolutions. He lives in New York City.
Richard Kearneyis an author, a philosopher, and the Charles B.
Seelig Chair of Philosophy at Boston College.
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
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