Books by Brian Norman

12. I see the Swiss Enlightenment as centered in Albrecht von Haller , a mid-18th century poet ( Die Alpen ), scientist, polymath, and naturalist.  I see the Swiss Enlightenment as focusing on two themes: a) coming to terms with a naturalistic rather than theological understanding of the beauties and world around them, and b) constructing an idealized narrative about Switzerland itself and its history and lifestyles.  See also Salomon Gessner and Johann Jakob Bodmer .  Can you count the Rousseau...