Goethe among the Ancients: Nature and Architecture

Goethe among the Ancients: Nature and Architecture

During his trip to Sicily, a striking triad influenced Goethe. In the first place, a certain mythological predisposition presides over his descriptions. Second, he includes in his narration digressions about geology, geography, and botany. Finally, he dwells on detailed allusions to his artistic exp...

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Main Author: Alberto Rubio Garrido
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad Politécnica de Valencia 2018-04-01
Series:VLC Arquitectura
Subjects:
Goethe
Sicilia
arquitectura
mito
arquetipo
Online Access:https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/VLC/article/view/8713
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spelling doaj-56e942f0b2ba4b0abc4f2e2674b706512020-11-25T01:49:00ZengUniversidad Politécnica de ValenciaVLC Arquitectura2341-30502341-27472018-04-015112715110.4995/vlc.2018.87136688Goethe among the Ancients: Nature and ArchitectureAlberto Rubio Garrido0Instituto Valenciano de la EdificaciónDuring his trip to Sicily, a striking triad influenced Goethe. In the first place, a certain mythological predisposition presides over his descriptions. Second, he includes in his narration digressions about geology, geography, and botany. Finally, he dwells on detailed allusions to his artistic experiences, which include principally those related to architecture. As a result, Goethe combined in Sicily the experience of the ancient myth with the intimate conviction that feeling the natural and the Greek, as far as architecture is concerned, joins him to a meaning with validity in his time.https://polipapers.upv.es/index.php/VLC/article/view/8713GoetheSiciliaarquitecturamitoarquetipo
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Goethe
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arquitectura
mito
arquetipo
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title Goethe among the Ancients: Nature and Architecture
title_short Goethe among the Ancients: Nature and Architecture
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description During his trip to Sicily, a striking triad influenced Goethe. In the first place, a certain mythological predisposition presides over his descriptions. Second, he includes in his narration digressions about geology, geography, and botany. Finally, he dwells on detailed allusions to his artistic experiences, which include principally those related to architecture. As a result, Goethe combined in Sicily the experience of the ancient myth with the intimate conviction that feeling the natural and the Greek, as far as architecture is concerned, joins him to a meaning with validity in his time.
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Sicilia
arquitectura
mito
arquetipo
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