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Sturm und Drang
[ shtoorm oont drahng ]
noun
- a style or movement of German literature of the latter half of the 18th century: characterized chiefly by impetuosity of manner, exaltation of individual sensibility and intuitive perception, opposition to established forms of society and thought, and extreme nationalism.
- tumult; turmoil; upheaval.
Sturm und Drang
/ ˈʃtʊrm ʊnt ˈdraŋ /
noun
- a German literary movement of the latter half of the 18th century, characterized by a reaction against rationalism
Word History and Origins
Origin of Sturm und Drang1
Word History and Origins
Origin of Sturm und Drang1
Example Sentences
Kathy took me on, and after a fair amount of sturm und drang—young writers do think every word is precious!
The man at the center of the sturm und drang was a spy in the offices of the German BND intelligence service.
Maybe all this Sturm und Drang will give birth to a new lime-lite generation of cocktails.
All the political sturm und drang around the jobs numbers is appropriate.
Areheart herself told one literary agent that dealing with Jackson was “a huge nightmare, just a lot of Sturm und Drang.”
The crows regard them as fair game, hence their nest-building season is a time of sturm und drang.
There is a Sturm und Drang period in every man's life, depend upon it.
We find no humour, no Sturm und Drang, no inequalities and incoherences of passion.
It was one of his earliest works, Sturm und Drang , which gave its name to this literary epoch.
They witnessed the close of his Sturm und Drang period and his complete transformation into a master.
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