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Which 18th-century Swiss scientist-poet wrote 'Die Alpen,' a poem credited with making mountain landscapes fashionable and helping spark the Romantic movement?
Answer
Albrecht von Haller
Albrecht von Haller, a Swiss physiologist and poet, published 'Die Alpen' in 1732, and its vivid celebration of Alpine scenery helped shift European taste toward viewing mountains as sublime rather than repellent, feeding into Romantic sensibility.
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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.
Other options people guess
- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- Friedrich Schiller
- Novalis
Topics
- poetry
- romanticism
- swiss-literature
- 18th-century
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