Sturm und Drang
/ˈʃtɜːm ʊnt ˈdræŋ//ˈʃtɝm ʊnt ˈdræŋ/
Sturm und Drang noun: a proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music which occurred from the late 1760s to the early 1780s, emphasizing individual subjectivity and the free expression of emotions.
Noun
Sturm und Drang (uncountable)
- A proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music which occurred from the late 1760s to the early 1780s, emphasizing individual subjectivity and the free expression of emotions.
- The best of the Stürmer und Dränger grew out of their Sturm und Drang, and it was necessary to indicate in what ways [Johann Gottfried] Herder and [Johann Wolfgang von] Goethe changed as they grew older. It should be stressed, however, that the very principles which forced them to burst the husk of...1953, Roy Pascal, “Introduction”, in The German Sturm und Drang, Manchester: Manchester University Press, →OCLC, page xvi
- [Georg Wilhelm Friedrich] Hegel's further observation shows the route taken by those who survived their Sturm und Drang and went on to produce more: "Because the sickness is in the essence itself, its isolated manifestations can be repressed [zurückdrängen] and the superficial symptoms suppressed...1985, Larry Vaughan, The Historical Constellation of the Sturm und Drang (American University Studies, Series I (Germanic Languages and Literatures); 38), New York, N.Y.: Peter Lang, →ISBN, page 61
- Turmoil; a period of emotional intensity and anxiety.
- After six months of sturm and drang she had to let him go.1945, Bennet Cerf, editor, Laughing Stock: Over Six-hundred Jokes and Anecdotes of Uncertain Vintage, New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC, page 219
- For a time, revolutionary armies tend to be lawless: an absence of rules best expresses their spirit and in the period of their Sturm und Drang enables them to function most effectively.1966, Peter Paret, “The Last Years of the Old Monarchy”, in Yorck and the Era of Prussian Reform, 1807–1815, Princeton, N.J.: Princeton University Press, →OCLC, page 73
Sturm und Drang meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
Sturm und Drang in Tamil
- நாட்டு வாழ்வில் கொந்தளிப்புக்காலம்
Sturm und Drang in Vietnamese
- a proto-Romantic movement from the late 1760s to the early 1780s in German literature and music
- bão táp và xung kích
Examples of Sturm und Drang in a sentence
- It should be stressed, however, that the very principles which forced them to burst the husk of the Sturm und Drang are in themselves a vital element within the Sturm und Drang.1953, Roy Pascal, “Introduction”, in The German Sturm und Drang, Manchester: Manchester University Press, →OCLC, page xvi:
- Many of the new parties realized after their Sturm und Drang years that they still needed regular contacts with the 'civil' world and that their civilian support base had been seriously eroded.1998, Ferenc Miszlivetz; Katalin Ertsey, “Hungary: Civil Society in the Post-Socialist World”, in Alison van Rooy, editor, Civil Society...
- For all their Sturm und Drang, few provisions of the "Contract With America" had actually made their way into law.2009, Henry [Arnold] Waxman, Joshua Green, The Waxman Report: How Congress Really Works, New York, N.Y.: Twelve, →ISBN:
Forms of Sturm und Drang
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Origin of Sturm und Drang
Borrowed from German Sturm und Drang with the same figurative meaning, from Sturm (“storm”) + und (“and”) + Drang (“pressure, stress; urge, impulse, longing”). The phrase is the title of the play Sturm und Drang (1776) by German dramatist Friedrich Maximilian von Klinger (1752–1831). The fact that the phrase is often italicized suggests it has not been fully assimilated into English.
Questions about Sturm und Drang
- What does Sturm und Drang mean?
- Sturm und Drang means a proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music which occurred from the late 1760s to the early 1780s, emphasizing individual subjectivity and the free expression of emotions.
- What is Sturm und Drang in Tamil?
- Sturm und Drang in Tamil is நாட்டு வாழ்வில் கொந்தளிப்புக்காலம். See Sturm und Drang meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use Sturm und Drang in a sentence?
- It should be stressed, however, that the very principles which forced them to burst the husk of the Sturm und Drang are in themselves a vital element within the Sturm und Drang.
- What part of speech is Sturm und Drang?
- Sturm und Drang is a noun.
- How do you pronounce Sturm und Drang?
- Sturm und Drang is pronounced /ˈʃtɜːm ʊnt ˈdræŋ/ (UK).
Words near Sturm und Drang in the dictionary
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