Entdeckung der blauen Grotte auf der Insel Capri
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Entdeckung der blauen Grotte auf der Insel Capri ("Discovery of the Blue Grotto on the Isle of Capri") is an 1838 book by German writer and painter August Kopisch
, in which he describes his 1826 rediscovery of the Blue Grotto on Capri
together with his friend Ernest Fries. The book famously sparked interest in the island among the Romantics
, particularly in Germany, and because it introduced the world to the Blue Grotto, both as a tourist sight and as an iconic symbol for the island.
Kopisch describes how me met and became friends with local notary Don Giuseppe Pagano, who told him about the existence of a grotto that the locals presumably knew about but did not enter because of superstition. Swimming inside, he not only noticed the deeply saturated blue color of the water, but also found remains that suggested the grotto had been used by Romans
in the past.
After he had returned from the grotto, Kopisch made the first two sketches of it that started a wave of artistic and later photographic depictions of the Blue Grotto. On a second and third visit, approximate measurements of the grotto were also taken by him.
August Kopisch
August Kopisch , was a German poet and painter.-Biography:Kopisch was born on 26 May 1799 in Breslau, Prussia...
, in which he describes his 1826 rediscovery of the Blue Grotto on Capri
Capri
Capri is an Italian island in the Tyrrhenian Sea off the Sorrentine Peninsula, on the south side of the Gulf of Naples, in the Campania region of Southern Italy...
together with his friend Ernest Fries. The book famously sparked interest in the island among the Romantics
Romanticism
Romanticism was an artistic, literary and intellectual movement that originated in the second half of the 18th century in Europe, and gained strength in reaction to the Industrial Revolution...
, particularly in Germany, and because it introduced the world to the Blue Grotto, both as a tourist sight and as an iconic symbol for the island.
Kopisch describes how me met and became friends with local notary Don Giuseppe Pagano, who told him about the existence of a grotto that the locals presumably knew about but did not enter because of superstition. Swimming inside, he not only noticed the deeply saturated blue color of the water, but also found remains that suggested the grotto had been used by Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
in the past.
After he had returned from the grotto, Kopisch made the first two sketches of it that started a wave of artistic and later photographic depictions of the Blue Grotto. On a second and third visit, approximate measurements of the grotto were also taken by him.
Bibliographic information
- Dieter Richter (Hrsg.): Entdeckung der blauen Grotte auf der Insel Capri. Wagenbach Verlag, Berlin 1997, ISBN 3-8031-1163-3
External links
- Entdeckung der blauen Grotte auf der Insel Capri at Projekt Gutenberg-DEProjekt Gutenberg-DEProjekt Gutenberg-DE is a collection of German language literary texts, distributed via the web and on CD-ROM. It is run by a small publishing company called Hille Partner, run by Gunter Hille, and its web presence is hosted by the weekly magazine Der Spiegel....