The Poetics of Space

The Poetics of Space
Cover of the first edition
AuthorGaston Bachelard
Original titleLa Poétique de l'Espace
TranslatorMaria Jolas
LanguageFrench
SeriesBibliothèque de philosophie contemporaine
SubjectArchitecture
PublisherPresses Universitaires de France
Publication date
1958
Publication placeFrance
Published in English
1964
Media typePrint (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages241 (English translation)
ISBN0-8070-6439-4 (English edition)

The Poetics of Space (French: La Poétique de l'Espace) is a 1958 book about architecture by the French philosopher Gaston Bachelard. The book is considered an important work about art. Commentators have compared Bachelard's views to those of the philosopher Martin Heidegger.


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