On the Ruins of Babel : Architectural Metaphor in German Thought /

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:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Ithaca, New York : Cornell University Press, 2011.
Series:	Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:	Arkitektur och filosofi > historia > Tyskland > 1700-talet. Ästhetik Architektur Architekturtheorie Philosophy, German German literature Architecture and philosophy Architecture and literature ARCHITECTURE > Reference. ARCHITECTURE > Professional Practice. ARCHITECTURE > Buildings > Landmarks & Monuments. ARCHITECTURE > Adaptive Reuse & Renovation. PHILOSOPHY > Aesthetics. Litterature allemande > Histoire et critique. Architecture et litterature > Histoire. Philosophie allemande > Histoire. Architecture et philosophie > Allemagne > Histoire. German literature > History and criticism. Architecture and literature > History. Philosophy, German > History. Architecture and philosophy > Germany > History. Deutschland Germany Benjamin, Walter, > 1892-1940 > analys och tolkning. History Criticism, interpretation, etc. Electronic books.
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