On the ruins of Babel : architectural metaphor in German thought

On the ruins of Babel : architectural metaphor in German thought / Daniel L. Purdy.

Purdy surveys the volatile state of architectural theory in the Enlightenment, brought on by the newly emerged scientific critiques of Renaissance cosmology, then shows how German writers deployed Renaissance terminology so that 'harmony' & 'unity' became states of consciousn...

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Main Author: Purdy, Daniel L. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Series:Signale (Ithaca, N.Y.)
Subjects:
Benjamin, Walter, > 1892-1940 > analys och tolkning.
BMBF-Statusseminar
Architecture and philosophy > Germany > History.
Philosophy, German > History.
Architecture and literature > History.
German literature > History and criticism.
PHILOSOPHY > Aesthetics.
ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation.
ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments.
ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice.
ARCHITECTURE > Reference.
Architecture and literature
Architecture and philosophy
German literature
Philosophy, German
Architekturtheorie
Architektur
Ästhetik
Arkitektur och filosofi > historia > Tyskland > 1700-talet.
Germany
Deutschland
Electronic books.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
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