What is the title of Albrecht von Haller's 1732 poem that popularized appreciation for Alpine scenery and influenced Romantic attitudes toward nature?

Literature

Which 18th-century Swiss scientist-poet wrote 'Die Alpen,' a poem credited with making mountain landscapes fashionable and helping spark the Romantic movement?

The Romantic movement began partly because a Swiss scientist proved mountains weren't ugly—Albrecht von Haller's poetry made Alpine peaks fashionable to celebrate.

Literature

Which literary movement did Samuel Taylor Coleridge and William Wordsworth help define with 'Lyrical Ballads' (1798)?

'Lyrical Ballads' revolutionized poetry by celebrating ordinary people and common language as worthy subjects for serious verse, rather than aristocratic subjects.

Literature

Which City Lights Bookstore co-founder stood trial for obscenity in 1957 after publishing Allen Ginsberg's poem 'Howl'?

The Beats were nearly destroyed by a single obscenity trial—Lawrence Ferlinghetti faced jail time for publishing Ginsberg's 'Howl,' which ultimately freed American poetry.

Literature

What wartime secret did Nobel laureate Günter Grass conceal for 60 years before revealing it in a 2006 memoir?

Günter Grass won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1999, but in 2006 revealed he'd hidden his Nazi SS membership for 60 years—sparking calls to revoke his award.

Literature

Jane Austen's financial earnings from writing remained modest for most of her career, but spiked dramatically in which year — the same year she died?

Jane Austen earned more money in her final year of life than the previous 14 years combined, but died before seeing most profits.

Literature

In Homer's 'The Iliad,' the entire Trojan War is set in motion by the abduction of which Greek queen?

The phrase 'the face that launched a thousand ships' referring to Helen was coined not in ancient Greece but by playwright Christopher Marlowe in his 1592 play 'Doctor Faustus.'