What is sturm and drang?

Answer 1

"Sturm" is the German word for storm. "Drang" is a verb in the past tense, meaning penetrated.

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Sturm und Drang is normally translated as "Storm and Stress". Another translation of Drang is "urge," or "longing,".

Sturm und Drang was a movement in German literature and music during the 1760s and the early 1780s. The period was named after a drama of the same by Maximilian Friedrich Klinger.

The movement, which celebrated the human genius, was a reaction to the Enlightenment and rationalism and what people believed were restrictions that these placed on them. Literary works of this period are charcaterized by the free expression of individual subjectivity and, in particular, extremes of emotion.

Answer 2

Sturm und Drang is a German literary and cultural movement from the late 18th century characterized by a focus on extreme emotions, individualism, and rebellion against societal norms. It emphasized spontaneity, passion, and the experience of intense feelings in response to the constraints of Enlightenment rationalism. Many key figures of the movement, like Goethe and Schiller, went on to become influential figures in German literature and philosophy.