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Journey to the East (Mit Press),New
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Available again after many years, the legendary travel diary kept by the young Le Corbusier on his journey through the Balkans in 1911.This is the legendary travel diary that the twentyfouryearold Charlesdouard Jeanneret (Le Corbusier) kept during his formative journey through Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe in 1911. In a flood of highly personal impressions and visual notations, it records his first contact with the vernacular architecture that would preoccupy him for the rest of his life and his first sight of the monuments he most admired: the mosque complexes, the Acropolis, and the Parthenon. Le Corbusier himself suppressed publication of this book during his lifetime; after his death, the text was released as an unprefaced last confession.Journey to the East can be read as a bildungsroman by a young author who would go on to become one of the greatest architects of the twentieth century. It is very much a story of awakening and a voyage of discoveries, recording a sevenmonth journey that took Le Corbusier from Berlin through Vienna, Budapest, Bucharest, Istanbul, Athos, Athens, Naples, and Rome, among other places. Le Corbusier considered this journey the most significant of his life; the compulsion he felt to record images and impressions established a practice he would continue for the rest of his career. For the next five decades, he would fill notebooks with ideas and sketches; he never stopped deriving inspiration from the memories of his first contact with the East, making this volume as much a historical document as a personal confession and diary. Ivan aknic's highly regarded translation was first published by The MIT Press in 1987 but has been unavailable for many years.
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- Q: What is the main theme of 'Journey to the East' by Le Corbusier? A: The main theme of 'Journey to the East' is Le Corbusier's personal experiences and observations during his travels through Southern, Central, and Eastern Europe in 1911, highlighting his awakening to the vernacular architecture and cultural monuments he encountered.
- Q: How many pages does 'Journey to the East' have? A: 'Journey to the East' has a total of 288 pages.
- Q: What type of binding does this book have? A: 'Journey to the East' is available in a paperback binding.
- Q: Is 'Journey to the East' a first edition? A: Yes, the current version of 'Journey to the East' is the first edition.
- Q: Who is the author of 'Journey to the East'? A: The author of 'Journey to the East' is Le Corbusier.
- Q: When was 'Journey to the East' published? A: 'Journey to the East' was published on November 16, 2007.
- Q: What kind of insights can I expect from Le Corbusier's travel diary? A: Readers can expect highly personal impressions, visual notations, and reflections on architecture and culture from Le Corbusier's journey, as well as a narrative of self-discovery.
- Q: Is the book available in other languages? A: The book has a highly regarded translation by Ivan Žaknić, but availability in other languages may vary.
- Q: Why was 'Journey to the East' suppressed during Le Corbusier's lifetime? A: Le Corbusier suppressed the publication of 'Journey to the East' during his lifetime, choosing to release it posthumously as an unprefaced last confession.
- Q: What significance did this journey hold for Le Corbusier? A: Le Corbusier considered this journey the most significant of his life, as it influenced his architectural philosophy and inspired his future works.