Sturm und Drang

(noun)

"Storm and Stress", a German proto-romantic movement signifying turmoil and emotional intensity.

Related Terms

  • Counter-Enlightenment
  • Romanticism

Examples of Sturm und Drang in the following topics:

  • Romanticism

    • Romanticism was also inspired by the German Sturm und Drang movement (Storm and Stress), which prized intuition and emotion over Enlightenment rationalism.
    • Sturm und Drang in the visual arts can be witnessed in paintings of storms and shipwrecks showing the terror and irrational destruction wrought by nature .
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