Architecture Specificities of Khâneh Mašrouteh (Constitution House) by Geopoetics Approach of Kenneth White

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

• Zahra Bampouri Rezaabad ¹
• Mojgan Mahdavi Zadeh ²

¹ French Department University of Isfahan

² University of Isfahan

10.22067/rltf.2023.72589.1069

Abstract

 Kenneth White, the Scottish writer, poet and philosopher, noticed during one of his travels, the energy hidden in places and the theory of geopoetics came to his mind. In Le Plateau de l’Albatros, he explores this hypothesis, examines the delicate relationship between man and the earth and arrives at a new vision of the world. Geopoetics as an interdisciplinary approach help researchers in the development of human sciences and, especially, literature. Referring to the White’s geopoetic indicators, the study tried to see how this theory can be applied to understand the architecture of Khâneh Mašrouteh (House of the Constitution), belonging to Hâj Aghâ Nourollah Najafi Esfahani. Then, by referring to the major works of White, more particularly to Le Plateau de l’Albatros, the main source of study of this theory, we closely examined the architectural specificities of Khâneh Mašrouteh (House of the Constitution) in order to understand this new approach in detail. The goal was understanding this new theory, considering a new way of adaptation of human sciences. 

Keywords

• Keywords: Geopoetic
• Kenneth White
• Le Plateau de l&rsquo
• Albatros
• Space
• Khâ
• neh Ma&scaron
• routeh (Constitution House)

Main Subjects

• french literature

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