Architecture and the Text: The (S)crypts of Joyce and Piranesi (Theoretical Perspectives in Architectura)

By Jennifer Bollmer and Jennifer Bloomer

Book Overview

In this profoundly original book, Jennifer Bloomer addresses important philosophical questions concerning the relation between writing and architecture. Drawing together two cultural fantasies from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300049277
• ISBN13: 9780300049275
• Release Date: April 1993
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 222 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.7" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

like a dreamy fall

Fantastic! Extraordinary. A truly beautiful book. Transformed the way I look at things. Can't praise it highly enough. Jennifer Bloomer is now the only academic to whom I have wanted to write gushy fan letters.

Milestone of Contemporary Architectural Theory

This is a seminal work of contemporary architectural theory. By joining the works of James Joyce and Giambattista Piranesi, Bloomer creates a web of architectural inferences and spatial possibilities that are virtually limitless. A daring and inspiring work which transcends traditional cultural boundaries, and which challenges the reader to question assumptions about literature and architecture