Sturm und Drang

(s̸hto̵orm′ o̵ont dräŋ′)

an early romantic movement in 18th-cent. German literature and music

Origin: Ger < Wirrwarr, oder Sturm und Drang, lit., Confusion, or Storm and Stress, play by F. M. v. Klinger (1752-1831), Ger dramatist

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Turmoil; ferment: “A book's historical roots represent another barrier; so does the personal Sturm und Drang of the author” (Robert Kanigel).
A late-18th-century German romantic literary movement whose works typically depicted the struggles of a highly emotional individual against conventional society.

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Origin: German, storm and stress

Origin: , after Sturm und Drang, a drama by Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752-1831)

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