Sturm und Drang

Sturm und Drang  (shtrm nt dräng)

n.

1. Turmoil; ferment: "A book's historical roots represent another barrier; so does the personal Sturm und Drang of the author" (Robert Kanigel).

2. 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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[German, storm and stress, after Sturm und Drang, a drama by Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752-1831).]

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Sturm und Drang German [ˈʃtʊrm ʊnt ˈdraŋ]

n

(Literary & Literary Critical Movements) a German literary movement of the latter half of the 18th century, characterized by a reaction against rationalism

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

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Sturm und Drang - a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally); "the industrial revolution was a period of great turbulence" upheaval, turbulence political science, politics, government - the study of government of states and other political units disorder - a disturbance of the peace or of public order ferment, fermentation, unrest, agitation, tempestuousness - a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest" roller coaster - anything characterized by abrupt and extreme changes (especially up and down); "the economy has been on a roller coaster all year" violence - a turbulent state resulting in injuries and destruction etc.