A classic 1958 work by the famous French phenomenologist is devoted to images of spaces—their place and functioning in literature and art—from the treatises of Iamblichus and Baudelaire’s essayism to Viktor Hugo’s novels and Van Gogh’s paintings. “The Poetics of Space” is one of the most lyrical studies of the phenomenon of the home. Bachelard invites us on a journey from the cellar to the attic, showing how the perception of a dwelling and other shelters shapes our thoughts, memories, and dreams.