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Sturm und Drang noun [ ˌʃtʊəm ʊnt ˈdraŋ ]

• a literary and artistic movement in Germany in the late 18th century, influenced by Jean-Jacques Rousseau and characterized by the expression of emotional unrest and a rejection of neoclassical literary norms.
Origin: German, literally ‘storm and stress’.


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