The art of architecture is an important aesthetic element that can leave a lasting impression in one's mind about the values of a society. Today's architectural art, education, and culture have gradually turned into engineering practices and more technical pursuits. Architecture in Fictional Literature is a book written with the aim of understanding the concept of living spaces as portrayed in works of fiction and to open the doors to a new perspective for readers on the art of architecture.
It is a collection of essays written by educators and literary critics about how architecture is presented in 28 selected literary works of fiction. These selected works, which include well-known works such as Hugo’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, Kafka’s The Castle, Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, among many others, collectively attempt to illustrate facets of human life in a lucidly expressive way while also having an architectural background added in the narrative. Each essay is unique and brings a diverse range of perspectives on the main theme, while also touching on some niche topics in this area, (such as spatial analysis, urban transformation and time-period settings), all of which have exploratory potential.
With this collection, the contributors aspire to initiate the transformation of architectural education by including a blend of literary criticism. By building a foundation of architectural aesthetics, they hope to bridge the gap between the artist and the architect, while also inspiring a new generation of urban planners, landscape artists, and interior designers to consider past works when designing living spaces. Architecture in Fictional Literature is also essential to any enthusiast of fictional works who wants to understand the fictional portrayal of living spaces and architecture in literature.
It is a collection of essays written by educators and literary critics about how architecture is presented in 28 selected literary works of fiction. These selected works, which include well-known works such as Hugo’s Hunchback of Notre Dame, Kafka’s The Castle, Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels, Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings, Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby, among many others, collectively attempt to illustrate facets of human life in a lucidly expressive way while also having an architectural background added in the narrative. Each essay is unique and brings a diverse range of perspectives on the main theme, while also touching on some niche topics in this area, (such as spatial analysis, urban transformation and time-period settings), all of which have exploratory potential.
With this collection, the contributors aspire to initiate the transformation of architectural education by including a blend of literary criticism. By building a foundation of architectural aesthetics, they hope to bridge the gap between the artist and the architect, while also inspiring a new generation of urban planners, landscape artists, and interior designers to consider past works when designing living spaces. Architecture in Fictional Literature is also essential to any enthusiast of fictional works who wants to understand the fictional portrayal of living spaces and architecture in literature.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 An Architectural Reading Of Franz Kafka's The Castle- Emel Cantürk Akyıldız
- Introduction
- Architecture Of The Castle: Ambiguity And Complexity
- Inns, Houses And Rooms
- The Windows And The Doors
- Modernity, Geographical Abstraction And Homelessness
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 2 Notre-Dame De Paris Church As A Novel Protagonist The Hunchback Of Notre Dame Victor Hugo
- Esra Baran
- Introduction
- On The Relationship Of The Hunchback Of Notre Dame And Architecture
- An Approach To The Conservation Of Architectural Buildings Through Literature
- Instead Of Conclusion
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 3 The Magic Mountain
- Ali İbiş Introduction
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 4 A Reading On Space And Literature: Tolstoy's Anna Karenina 37 Selma Kayhan Tunalı Introduction
- Life In 19Th Century Tsarist Russia
- Levin Family And Shcherbatskaya Family
- Anna's First Ball In Moscow
- The Union Of Anna Arkadyevna And Count Vronsky
- Describing Space Perception, And The Style Of Tolstoy
- Spatial Analysis Of Anna Karenina
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 5 Impressions On The Use Of Space And Colour In Fictional Frames
- Esin Benian Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
Chapter 6 The Time Regulation Institute
- Gülcan Minsolmaz Yeler Life In The Old/Traditional And New/Modern Intersection
- Prominent Places In The Novel
- Childhood House
- Muvakkithane
- The Mansion Of Abdüsselam Bey Of Tunisia
- Madrasa
- Coffee House
- Psychoanalytical Society
- Spiritualism Society
- Time Regulation Institute
- Clock Houses
- Changes And Transformations That Came With Modernism
- Changes And Transformations In Architecture
- Changes And Transformations That Took Place In The Social And Cultural Structure
- Conclusion
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 7 The Tartar Steppe In Terms Of The Psychology Of Architectural Space
- Hikmet Temel Akarsu Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
Chapter 8 Beyond The Connection: The Bridge On The Drina
- Semiha Kartal
- Introduction
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
Chapter 9 One Hundred Years Of Solitude
- Meltem Ezel Çırpı Introduction
- The Literary Personality Of Gabriel Garcia Marquez And His Influences
- Banana Massacre
- Magical Realism Movements And One Hundred Years Of Solitude
- From Town To City And An Extinction - Macondo
- Evaluation
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 10 The Name Of The Rose
- Z. Türkiz Özbursalı Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
Chapter 11 Getting To Know A City Through The Feeling Of “Here And Now”
- Emre Karacaoğlu Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
Chapter 12 Invisible Cities
- Z. Türkiz Özbursalı Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
Chapter 13 The Alexandria Quartet
- Göksu Yıldırım
- Introduction
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 14 A Novel On Urban Transformation Strangeness In My Mind 126 Hikmet Temel Akarsu
- Introduction
- A Micro-Sociological Thesis
- The Story Of The Lumpenproletariat
- Alienation In The Novel
- Return To The Main Canon
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
Chapter 15 Socio-Spatial Analysis Of Fitzgerald's The Great Gatsby
- Gökçe Özdem Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 16 The Sun Also Rises
- Burcu Tan Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 17 Architecture As A Background Of A Historical Novel: At The Gates Of Konstantinople
- Nevnihal Erdoğan
- Introduction
- City And Architecture In The Novel
- Explanation Of Spaces With Their Social Background
- Architectural Values In Literature
- Conclusion
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 18 Get To Know Hobbits By Their Home And Songs: Architecture And Literature In J.R.R. Tolkien's Middle-Earth
- Sıtkı Yavuz Angınbaş Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 19 Gulliver's Travels
- Belma Alik
- Introduction
- The Trip To Lilliput
- The Trip To Brobdingnag
- The Trip To Laputa, Balnibarbi, Luggnagg, Glubbdubdrib And Japan 171 The Trip To The State Of Houyhnhnm
- Conclusion
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
Chapter 20 Down The Rabbit Hole, In Search Of Identity
- Emre Karacaoğlu Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 21 Nineteen Eighty-Four
- Neşe Çakıcı Alp Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- Reference
Chapter 22 The Dispossessed
- Ayşe M. Kalay
- Introduction
- Main Concepts
- About The Author
- Conclusion
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 23 1250 Bc: Architectural And Decorative Items In The Iliad And The Odyssey
- Sema Sandalcı Introduction
- Iliad
- Odyssey
- Consent For Publication
- Conflict Of Interest
- Acknowledgements
- References
Chapter 24 The Divine Comedy
- S. Armağan Güleç Korumaz
- Introduction
- Hell
- Limbo
- Lust
- Gluttony
- Greed
- Wrath
- Heresy
- Violence
- Purgatory
- Ante-Purgatory
- The Late-Repentant
- Pride
- Envy
- Wrath - The Third Terrace
- Sloth
- Avarice
- Gluttony
- Lust
- Earthly Paradise
- Paradise/Heaven
- Moon
- Mercury
Author
- Nevnihal Erdoğan
- Hikmet Temel Akarsu
