On the Ruins of Babel Architectural Metaphor in German Thought - Purdy, Daniel L.; Project Muse. (Cornell University Library, 2011)
The decline of the classical orders -- Science or art? : architecture's place within the disciplines -- Architecture in Kant's thought : the metaphor's genealogy -- How much architecture is in Kant's architectonic of pure reason? -- The house of memory : architectural technologies of the self -- Goethe's architectural epiphanies -- The building in Bildung : Goethe, Palladio, and the architectural media -- Goethe and the disappointing site : buildings that do not live up to their images -- Gothic deconstruction : Hegel, Libeskind, and the avant-garde -- Benjamin's mythic architecture.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Keywords: German literature -- History and criticism; Architecture and literature -- History; Philosophy, German -- History; Architecture and philosophy -- Germany -- History; Electronic books