Unique-Visual Narratives

This book explores the legacy and evolution of coalescence of art and literature in Turkey from a historical and cultural threshold while introducing complementary analysis of two novels by contemporary Turkish writers; Murat Gülsoy's Painter Vasf's History of Secret Loves and Gündüz Vassaf's Painter's Rebellion.

Art inspires art. The visual and the verbal as two forms of expression often influence each other's evolution begetting painted stories or canvases of words. In visual narratives, the images or visual elements like paintings, pictures are key to the storytelling and it finds such a correlation in literature that they become integral to the narrative complementing or enhancing the text. Accordingly, this book aims to explore the intersection between visual arts and literature, a field often characterized by its capacity to generate unique and immersive experiences; delving into contemporary Turkish novels like Murat Gülsoy'sPainter Vasf'sHistory of*Secret Lovesand Gündüz Vassaf'sPainter's Rebellion*. With this book, as far as Turkish art and literature scene is concerned, I hope to present a confluence of brush and pen uncovering how art shapes writing skills and visual journeys are important and effective tools of storytelling within a historical, cultural and artistic context. This book has a great potential to contribute not only to literary studies but also to the broader discourse on the creative process, and the cognitive aspects of creative writing by recognizing and appreciating the role of visual thinking.

Autorentext

Asya Sakine Uçar is an Assist. Prof. Dr. at Western Languages and Literature/ English Language and Literature Department of I d r University, Turkey. She completed her PhD at Ankara University in 2019 with a thesis entitled "Tracing Ekphrasis in A.S. Byatt's The Frederica Quartet". Her research interests lie primarily in visual arts in literature, ekphrasis, English novel and modern literature. She has an overwhelming interest in painting, and hopes to maintain that passion alongside her academic career.

Inhalt
FOREWORD NOTES FOR THE READER INTRODUCTION PART I -Art and Literature in Turkey 1.1- Historical Roots of Art 1.2- The Art of Painting- Ottoman Miniature Art 1.3- Poet-Painters in Turkish Literature 1.4- Orhan Pamuk's My Name is Red and The Naive and Sentimental Novelist PART II- Painter Vasf's History of Secret Loves by Murat Gülsoy 2.1- Creative Writing 2.2- Who is Painter Vasf? 2.3- Group D Painters in Turkey 2.4- Art, Politics and Women PART III- Painter's Rebellion by Gündüz Vassaf 3.1- Burial of St. Lucy 3.2- Death, Decapitation and Violence 3.3- Why Caravaggio? 3.4- Tracing Caravaggio in Paris, London, Florence and Rome 3.5- Who killed Caravaggio? CONCLUDING REMARKS WORKS CITED ONE FINAL NOTE FOR THE READER