How Gothic Architecture Affects Gothic Literature

<p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.4pt;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0E101A;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">In parallel withtoday's technological and social developments, all kinds ofdisciplinary/interdisciplinary interactions continue to increase. Botharchitecture and literature are disciplines that carry out their disciplinaryproduction in the social field and are affected by the social environment inthe field of production. How the architectural space is represented andinterpreted in the narrative, what architecture adds to the narrative as ameans of representation, and how it finds itself in the work as a part of theimagination, has a value that can be examined from the perspective of both thearchitect and the literary writer. Examining works that relate to the citythrough experiences, sometimes together with and sometimes independently of thestate of memory, has made it possible to discuss the relationship between thecity, humans, and life. The similarities between architecture and literature interms of creation, editing, production, and presentation contribute to thecreation of plot and characters. Discussions such as how to change parameterssuch as perception, architectural representation, and ecology transform thecity and the user-space relationship is frequently grouped under the headingsof utopia, dystopia, science fiction, fantasy, and architectural essays. Gothicnovel is one of the most important genres generally associated witharchitecture. The term Gothic emerged from many historical and culturalsituations. sculpture, painting and, it is mostly associated with art, due toits effects on architecture, music, cinema, and fashion. This study will focuson how effective architecture is in shaping gothic works.<o:p></o:p></span> <p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.4pt;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0E101A;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Key Words:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0E101A;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> Gothic, space, setting, gothicarchitecture, dystopia<o:p></o:p></span>

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Ataturk University - AVESIS
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2025-05-08
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<p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.4pt;line-height:150%"><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0E101A;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">In parallel withtoday's technological and social developments, all kinds ofdisciplinary/interdisciplinary interactions continue to increase. Botharchitecture and literature are disciplines that carry out their disciplinaryproduction in the social field and are affected by the social environment inthe field of production. How the architectural space is represented andinterpreted in the narrative, what architecture adds to the narrative as ameans of representation, and how it finds itself in the work as a part of theimagination, has a value that can be examined from the perspective of both thearchitect and the literary writer. Examining works that relate to the citythrough experiences, sometimes together with and sometimes independently of thestate of memory, has made it possible to discuss the relationship between thecity, humans, and life. The similarities between architecture and literature interms of creation, editing, production, and presentation contribute to thecreation of plot and characters. Discussions such as how to change parameterssuch as perception, architectural representation, and ecology transform thecity and the user-space relationship is frequently grouped under the headingsof utopia, dystopia, science fiction, fantasy, and architectural essays. Gothicnovel is one of the most important genres generally associated witharchitecture. The term Gothic emerged from many historical and culturalsituations. sculpture, painting and, it is mostly associated with art, due toits effects on architecture, music, cinema, and fashion. This study will focuson how effective architecture is in shaping gothic works.<o:p></o:p></span> <p style="margin:0cm;text-align:justify;text-indent:35.4pt;line-height:150%"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0E101A;mso-ansi-language:EN-US">Key Words:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="color:#0E101A;mso-ansi-language:EN-US"> Gothic, space, setting, gothicarchitecture, dystopia<o:p></o:p></span>

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