The places of JW Goethe's literary tale: Segesta
The site is part of the places of the literary tale of JW Goethe included in the Register of the Region of Sicily LIM (The Places of the literary, cinematographic, television story)
Places reported on the IWB:
Viaggio in Italia
- Segesta (Calatafimi-province of Trapani);
- Palazzo Biscari (Catania);
- Taormina (province of Messina);
- Messina;
- Palermo;
- Agrigento
The work "Journey to Italy" it was written by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe between 1813 and 1817. The work was published in two volumes containing the account of a Grand Tour that the author made in Italy between 3 September 1786 and 18 June 1788.
Here is an excerpt from the trip to Sicily (Source: Wikipedia):
… Then visit the Temple of Segesta and then passes by Castelvetrano and Sciacca reaching up to Agrigento. Here he dwells in valley of the temples where he observes the state of ruin of the various temples and is enchanted by the fertility of the wheat fields. For this reason he wishes to see the fields that gave the title to Sicily in Roman times of granary of Italy, he is thus suggested to pass through the hinterland by jumping SIRACUSA (of which he affirms very little remains compared to his grandiose past). So he heads towards Caltanissetta where they find accommodation without chairs and tables with the need to borrow the kitchen from a villager.
Card insertion: Ignatius Caloggero
Photo: web
Information contributions: Ignazio Caloggero, Web
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