Sturm und Drang

[ shtoormoont drahng ]

noun
  1. 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.

  2. tumult; turmoil; upheaval.

Origin of Sturm und Drang

1
<German: literally, storm and stress

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Sturm und Drang

/ German (ˈʃtʊrm ʊnt ˈdraŋ) /


noun
  1. a German literary movement of the latter half of the 18th century, characterized by a reaction against rationalism

Origin of Sturm und Drang

1
literally: storm and stress, from the title of a play by F. M. von Klinger (1752–1831), German dramatist

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