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First published in french in 1957 and translated into english in 1964, gaston bachelards philosophical meditation on oneiric space appeared at a moment when phenomenology and the pursuit of symbolic and archetypal meanings in architecture seemed to open fertile ground. Eric bookhardt the aliveness of a city depends on the bond between its water and its flow of dreams. Download the poetics of space ebook for free in pdf and epub format. Water and dreams an essay on the imagination of matter paperback jan 1 1994. However little, attention has been given to his theory of time. Download gastonbachelardwateranddreamsanessayontheimaginationofmatter1. This approach also helps to explain bachelard s reception of psychoanalysis and his mastery of modern literature. It is the liquidity in our eyes that causes us to dream. You need to be free to pick up a stone, feel the breeze on your face, enjoy the suns warmth on your skin, hear the water tinkling at your feet. Get your kindle here, or download a free kindle reading app.
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