Polyphilo: Or the Dark Forest Revisited - An Erotic Epiphany of Architecture

by Alberto Pérez-Gómez and Alberto Pérez Gómez

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This book explores the origins of architectural beauty in the dynamics of sexual desire. It is a departure from the conventional genres of architectural writing and an original reflection on the erotics of architecture. Perez-Gomez retells the love story of the famous Renaissance novel/treatise Hypnerotomachia Poliphili in late 20th century terms. The original work, long a cult book among architects and regarded as one of the most enigmatic books...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:026216129X

ISBN13:9780262161299

Release Date:January 1992

Publisher:MIT Press (MA)

Length:311 Pages

Weight:2.25 lbs.

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Architecture Criticism Education & Reference Literature & Fiction Reference World Literature

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