Sturm und Drang, commonly translated as -- storm and stress, represents a proto-Romantic movement in German literature and music that flourished from the late 1760s to the early 1780s. This movement emphasized individual subjectivity and, notably, the unrestrained expression of extreme emotions as a counter to the rationalism that characterized the Enlightenment and its associated aesthetic trends. The term derives from the play of Friedrich Maximilian Klinger of the same name, which was written ... (Read More)