STURM UND DRANG


Meaning of STURM UND DRANG in English

/shtoorddm' oont drddahng"/

1. a style or movement of German literature of the latter half of the 18th century: characterized chiefly by impetuosity of manner, exaltation of individual sensibility and intuitive perception, opposition to established forms of society and thought, and extreme nationalism.

2. tumult; turmoil; upheaval.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .