Authors: Nevnihal Erdoğan, Hikmet Temel Akarsu

Architecture in Fictional Literature: Essays on Selected Works

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ISBN: 978-981-5036-01-5 (Print)
ISBN: 978-981-5036-00-8 (Online)
Year of Publication: 2021
DOI: 10.2174/97898150360081210101

Introduction

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.

Contributors

Author(s):
Nevnihal Erdoğan


Hikmet Temel Akarsu




Contributor(s):
Ali İbiş
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli
Turkey


Ayşe M. Kalay
Faculty of Communication
Istanbul University
Istanbul
Turkey


Belma Alik
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli
Turkey


Burcu Tan
Faculty of Engineering and Architecture
Beykoz University
Istanbul
Turkey


Cansu Özge Özmen
Department of English Language and Literature
Namık Kemal University
Tekirdağ
Turkey


Emel Cantürk Akyıldız
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Maltepe University
Istanbul
Turkey


Emre Karacaoğlu
Istanbul
Turkey


Esin Benian
Faculty of Architecture
Trakya University
Edirne
Turkey


Esra Baran
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli
Turkey


Gökçe Özdem
Fevziye Schools Foundation
Işık University
Istanbul
Turkey


Göksu Yıldırım
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli
Turkey


Gülcan İner
Vocational School Technical Sciences, Interior Design Programme
Kırklareli University
Kırklareli
Turkey


Gülcan Minsolmaz Yeler
Faculty of Architecture
Kırklareli University
Kırklareli
Turkey


Hikmet Temel Akarsu
Istanbul
Turkey


Melike Yenice
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli
Turkey


Meltem Ezel Çırpı
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli
Turkey


Neşe Çakıcı Alp
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli
Turkey


Nevnihal Erdoğan
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli
Turkey


S. Armağan Güleç Korumaz
Architecture and Design Faculty, Department of Architecture
Konya Technical University
Konya
Turkey


Sema Sandalcı
Department of Balkan Languages and Literature
Trakya University
Edirne
Turkey


Selma Kayhan Tunalı
Faculty of Architecture and Design
Kocaeli University
Kocaeli
Turkey


Semiha Kartal
Department of Balkan Languages and Literature
Trakya University
Edirne
Turkey


Sıtkı Yavuz Angınbaş
Critic
Istanbul
Turkey


Z. Türkiz Özbursalı
Verita Publishing House (Verita Kitap)
Istanbul
Turkey