Sturm und Drang

Noun

Meaning

(literature, music, theater) 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.

(figuratively) Turmoil; a period of emotional intensity and anxiety.

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I don't mind a little Sturm und Drang. When I was doing 'Riding in Cars With Boys,' I wouldn't smile at anybody, because my character, Bev, was angry at the world. I'm the opposite. Inside my head I'd be like, God, I'll explain to you at the end of shooting that I'm not this person. Drew Barrymore

Although the movement was rooted in the German Sturm und Drang movement, which preferred intuition and emotion to the rationalism of the Enlightenment, the events and ideologies of the French Revolution were also proximate factors. Source: Internet

Following the climax of the "Sturm und Drang", Haydn returned to a lighter, more overtly entertaining style. Source: Internet

His repeated opinions on this issue influenced theatre practitioners who began the movement of rejecting theatre rules known as Sturm und Drang ("Storm and Stress"). Source: Internet

In the late 1760s and early 1770s, Haydn entered a stylistic period known as " Sturm und Drang " ("storm and stress"). Source: Internet

Print. Karen Otterweell, Lessing and the Sturm und Drang: A Reappraisal Revisited, Peter Lang Pub, Inc., 2002. Source: Internet

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