Architecture in Contemporary Literature

Hikmet Temel Akarsu, Nevnihal Erdoğan, Nevnihal Erdoğan, Hikmet Temel Akarsu

• Publisher: Bentham Science Publishers
• Year: 2000
• Print ISBN:
  9789815165180
• eBook ISBN:
  9789815165166
• Topic: Literature
• Subtopic: Literary Criticism History & Theory
• Index: Literature

Architecture in Contemporary Literature artfully weaves the tapestry of architecture with the eloquence of modern literary masterpieces. In this follow up to their earlier work on architecture in fictional literature, the editors have carefully selected 31 significant works from contemporary world literature, offering a fresh educational approach to literary critique and architecture. This exploration allows readers to perceive life through the lens of architectural backgrounds. Nature, society, humans, and cities come to life through these chosen literary gems. Extensive collaboration with architects, intellectuals, academics, writers, and thinkers culminates in the selection of influential works that guide present-day architectural perspectives and aspirations. The book promises to be a valuable reference for undergraduate and graduate students in architecture, interior architecture, urban planning, fine arts, humanities, social sciences, and various design disciplines. Yet, its appeal also extends to anyone with an appreciation for urban life and a desire for a broader understanding of the intricacies of architecture. Whether you're an expert in design, culture, art, sociology, or literature, or simply an avid learner, Architecture in Contemporary Literature is a compelling exploration that deserves a prominent place on your bookshelf. Engage with its pages and immerse yourself in the fusion of architectural insight and literary artistry.

Table of contents

• Welcome
• Table of Content
• Title
• BENTHAM SCIENCE PUBLISHERS LTD.
• PREFACE
• List of Contributors
• Architecture, City and Architectural Ethics in the “The Age of the Ordinary” by Hikmet Temel Akarsu
• Architecture in the Novel 'Austerlitz' by W. G. Sebald
• Der Steppenwolf
• An Architectural Allegory for “The Ideal Human” (The Fountainhead)
• Experiences of Isolatedness in the Lost Spaces between the Limits of Privation and Domination: On J. G. Ballard’s Concrete Island
• The Fifth Child
• The Garden of the Finzi-Continis
• The Affective Atmospheres of Spatial Organisms and Smells: The God of Small Things
• Istanbul: From a Mega-City to a Global City (The Red-Haired Woman)
• Urban Architecture in the Narrative of NW London
• Heterotopia and Sunset Park
• Conspiracy Theories at the Prague Cemetery
• The Sheltering Sky: Re-Reading the Perceptual Experience of Desert
• The Art of the Post-Modern Era and the Da Vinci Code
• Between Appearance and Reality ‘After Dark’
• Night Train to Lisbon: On the City, Identity, and Belonging
• Behind Every Serial Killer, There is Perfect Spatial Reasoning (The Devil in the White City)
• It is Rocked By Waves, But Does Not Sink (The Paris Architect)
• The Great Fire of London
• Il Medioevo Cattedrali, Cavalieri, Città (La Edad Media II.)
• Love in Symi-An Aegean Romance/ Kos-Symi Rhodes
• Ports of Call
• The Pain of Losing Nature (The End of Nature)
• Salonica: City of Ghosts
• Rebel Cities By David Harvey: Revisiting Marxist Theory, The Right To The City And Urban Struggle
• Scenes from the Mind of an Artist (M Train)
• The Role of Space in Science Fiction Literature and its Transformation: “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”
• Martian Structures in Modern Science Fiction and the Home of the Martian (The Martian)
• The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
• Building Another World: Perdido Street Station
• The Search for Divinity Through Architecture (2001: A Space Odyssey)