Shahla Khalilollahi; Maryam Mousavi Joushaghani
Abstract
Tom Ledi believes that the aesthetics of everyday life allow us to speak about things that are not commonly addressed in traditional aesthetics; instead, it opens up a completely new ...
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Tom Ledi believes that the aesthetics of everyday life allow us to speak about things that are not commonly addressed in traditional aesthetics; instead, it opens up a completely new realm of investigation for us. However, it can be said that this realm is closely related to conventional aesthetics. One of these areas is the aesthetics of everyday life regarding space, which delves into concepts of familiarity and strangeness, interpreting place and everyday matters in the living world. The notion of home as a space for living is more than just a physical structure; it is an imaginary and mental essence that is visible through certain works such as travelogues, which serve as a primary source of research in the realm of aesthetics of everyday life. Joubert's travelogue reports on the social history of Iran during the reign of Ali Qajar. The artistically descriptive depictions by the author, especially of locations, palaces, mansions, and houses, provide a foundation for interdisciplinary studies between literature and philosophy, reconstructing them with a fusion of aesthetic theories as a novel method for analyzing a travelogue text about Iran. This study, using a descriptive and documentary approach, answers the question of how the aesthetics of everyday life's spatiality are manifested in this travelogue. The findings of this research indicate that Joubert's judgments on mansions, palaces, houses, and other locations are shaped with words and concepts that demonstrate not only his progression from strangeness to familiarity but also his ability to depict the aesthetics of place with a sense of place and the spirit of place.
