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Gaston Bachelard Quotes

Gaston Bachelard quotes about poetry

French Philosopher June 27, 1884 – October 16, 1962

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We comfort ourselves by reliving memories of protection. Something closed must retain our memories, while leaving them their original value as images. Memories of the outside world will never have the same tonality as those of home and, by recalling these memories, we add to our store of dreams; we are never real historians, but always near poets, and our emotion is perhaps nothing but an expression of a poetry that was lost. Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard quote: "The great function of poetry is to give back to us the..."
The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situations of our dreams. Gaston Bachelard
We are never real historians, but always near poets, and our emotion is perhaps nothing but an expression of a poetry that was lost. Gaston Bachelard
Gaston Bachelard quote: "Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that..."
Poetry is one of the destinies of speech... One would say that the poetic image, in its newness, opens a future to language. Gaston Bachelard
The philosophy of poetry must acknowledge that the poetic act has no past, at least no recent past, in which its preparation and appearance could be followed. Gaston Bachelard

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