Sturm und Drang
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Sturm und Drang was a late 18th-century German literary and cultural movement characterized by emotional intensity, individualism, and rebellion against Enlightenment rationalism, and is often seen as a precursor to Romanticism.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Sturm und Drang canonical | 47 |
| "Sturm und Drang" (play) | 1 |
| German Sturm und Drang canon | 1 |
| Sturm und Drang aesthetics | 1 |
| Sturm und Drang movement | 1 |
| Sturm und Drang poetry | 1 |
| Sturm und Drang theatre | 1 |
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Target entity: Sturm und Drang Context triple: [Romanticism, relatedMovement, Sturm und Drang]
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Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder was an 18th-century German philosopher, theologian, and literary critic whose ideas on language, culture, and history helped shape Romanticism and modern hermeneutics.
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Ludwigslied
Ludwigslied is a short Old High German poem, composed in the late 9th century, that praises King Louis III’s victory over the Vikings and is notable as one of the earliest substantial works in the language.
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Zadig
Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.
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Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin is the original revolutionary war song composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle that later became known as “La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem.
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Leonore
Leonore is a given name, typically considered a variant of Eleanor, used for girls in various European languages.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Sturm und Drang Target entity description: Sturm und Drang was a late 18th-century German literary and cultural movement characterized by emotional intensity, individualism, and rebellion against Enlightenment rationalism, and is often seen as a precursor to Romanticism.
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A.
Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried Herder was an 18th-century German philosopher, theologian, and literary critic whose ideas on language, culture, and history helped shape Romanticism and modern hermeneutics.
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B.
Ludwigslied
Ludwigslied is a short Old High German poem, composed in the late 9th century, that praises King Louis III’s victory over the Vikings and is notable as one of the earliest substantial works in the language.
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C.
Zadig
Zadig is a philosophical novella by Voltaire that follows the trials of a wise and virtuous Babylonian man to satirize society, religion, and the nature of fate.
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D.
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin
Chant de guerre pour l’Armée du Rhin is the original revolutionary war song composed in 1792 by Claude Joseph Rouget de Lisle that later became known as “La Marseillaise,” the French national anthem.
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E.
Leonore
Leonore is a given name, typically considered a variant of Eleanor, used for girls in various European languages.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (208)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
cultural movement
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literary movement ⓘ |
| aim |
affirmation of individual genius
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creation of a distinct German literature ⓘ critique of rationalist constraints ⓘ exploration of extreme emotions ⓘ liberation of artistic expression ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| endTime | early 1780s ⓘ |
| etymology | German phrase meaning "storm and stress" ⓘ |
| field |
aesthetics
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drama ⓘ literature ⓘ music ⓘ poetry ⓘ prose fiction ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| genre |
Classical-period music
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German drama ⓘ German literature ⓘ German poetry ⓘ German prose ⓘ symphonic music ⓘ theatrical drama ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
admiration for Shakespearean drama
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anti-classicism ⓘ conflict between feeling and social norms ⓘ conflict between individual and society ⓘ conflict between nature and civilization ⓘ critique of absolutism ⓘ critique of social hierarchy ⓘ dramatic conflicts ⓘ dramatic monologues ⓘ emotional intensity ⓘ emphasis on authenticity ⓘ emphasis on creative genius ⓘ emphasis on emotional truth ⓘ emphasis on freedom ⓘ emphasis on inner experience ⓘ emphasis on musicality of language ⓘ emphasis on originality ⓘ emphasis on originality over imitation ⓘ emphasis on spontaneity ⓘ emphasis on strong passions ⓘ experimentation with dramatic form ⓘ focus on father–son conflicts ⓘ focus on middle-class and lower-class characters ⓘ focus on the outsider and rebel ⓘ focus on youthful protagonists ⓘ genius cult ⓘ individualism ⓘ intense emotional conflicts ⓘ interest in Shakespeare ⓘ interest in autobiographical elements ⓘ interest in confessional writing ⓘ interest in criminal and marginal figures ⓘ interest in epistolary form ⓘ interest in extreme situations ⓘ interest in fate and destiny ⓘ interest in folk culture ⓘ interest in folk songs and ballads ⓘ interest in genius as outsider ⓘ interest in historical and national themes ⓘ interest in innate human goodness ⓘ interest in irrational drives ⓘ interest in medieval and national past ⓘ interest in natural law ⓘ interest in regional dialects ⓘ interest in sentimentalism ⓘ interest in spontaneous expression ⓘ interest in the grotesque ⓘ interest in the irrational ⓘ interest in the sublime ⓘ interest in the uncanny ⓘ nature worship ⓘ night and tempest motifs ⓘ pathetic fallacy ⓘ prefiguration of Romantic genius cult ⓘ prefiguration of Romantic nature concept ⓘ prefiguration of Romantic subjectivity ⓘ psychological depth ⓘ rebellion against Enlightenment rationalism ⓘ rejection of Aristotelian unities ⓘ rejection of French neoclassicism ⓘ rejection of strict literary rules ⓘ revolt against authority ⓘ social criticism ⓘ stormy natural imagery ⓘ subjectivity ⓘ suicide motifs ⓘ tragic endings ⓘ tragic love ⓘ transition towards Romanticism ⓘ use of colloquial language ⓘ use of fragmentary forms ⓘ use of open form drama ⓘ use of prose drama ⓘ |
| hasNotableAuthor |
Christian Friedrich Daniel Schubart
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Friedrich Maximilian Klinger ⓘ Friedrich Müller (Maler Müller) ⓘ Friedrich Schiller ⓘ Heinrich Leopold Wagner ⓘ Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz ⓘ Johann Anton Leisewitz ⓘ Johann Gottfried Herder ⓘ Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ |
| hasNotableComposer |
Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach
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Christoph Willibald Gluck ⓘ Franz Joseph Rosetti ⓘ Johann Baptist Vanhal ⓘ Joseph Haydn ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ |
| hasNotableMusicWork |
C. P. E. Bach keyboard sonatas of the 1760s–1770s
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Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer" ⓘ Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" ⓘ Haydn Symphony No. 49 "La passione" ⓘ Haydn Symphony No. 52 ⓘ Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor ⓘ Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor ⓘ Rosetti symphonies in minor keys ⓘ Vanhal symphonies in minor keys ⓘ |
| hasNotableWork |
"Der Hofmeister"
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The Sorrows of Young Werther ⓘ
surface form:
"Die Leiden des jungen Werthers"
"Die Räuber" ⓘ "Götz von Berlichingen" ⓘ "Kabale und Liebe" ⓘ Sturm und Drang self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
"Sturm und Drang" (play)
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| hasPart |
Sturm und Drang aesthetics
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Sturm und Drang drama ⓘ Sturm und Drang literature ⓘ Sturm und Drang music ⓘ Sturm und Drang self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sturm und Drang poetry
Sturm und Drang prose ⓘ Sturm und Drang self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Sturm und Drang theatre
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| hasTheme |
authenticity and hypocrisy
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class conflict ⓘ conflict between feeling and reason ⓘ family conflict ⓘ fate and self-determination ⓘ freedom and oppression ⓘ genius and society ⓘ honor and revenge ⓘ inner conflict ⓘ irrational drives ⓘ love and despair ⓘ moral ambiguity ⓘ national identity ⓘ nature and civilization ⓘ social injustice ⓘ suicide ⓘ the conflict between duty and passion ⓘ the limits of reason ⓘ the power of music ⓘ the sublime in nature ⓘ the suffering of genius ⓘ tragic love ⓘ youthful rebellion ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Holy Roman Empire
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age of Enlightenment ⓘ late Baroque to Classical transition ⓘ pre-Romantic era ⓘ rise of German national consciousness ⓘ |
| influenced |
European Romanticism
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Romanticism ⓘ
surface form:
German Romanticism
German national literature ⓘ later German drama ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
English literature
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Age of Enlightenment ⓘ
surface form:
Enlightenment
Ossian ⓘ
surface form:
Ossianic poetry
William Shakespeare ⓘ
surface form:
Shakespeare
folk traditions ⓘ sensibility movement ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| mainRegion | German-speaking Europe ⓘ |
| movementPeriod | late 18th century ⓘ |
| musicStyleCharacteristic |
agitated rhythms
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chromaticism ⓘ dramatic crescendos ⓘ dramatic orchestral effects ⓘ emotional intensity in symphonies ⓘ emphasis on contrast ⓘ emphasis on dramatic narrative ⓘ emphasis on emotional extremes ⓘ emphasis on expressive melody ⓘ emphasis on orchestral color ⓘ emphasis on tension and release ⓘ expressive dissonance ⓘ expressive use of silence ⓘ minor keys ⓘ orchestral tremolos ⓘ stormy character ⓘ sudden dynamic contrasts ⓘ sudden textural changes ⓘ syncopation ⓘ use of minor-mode slow movements ⓘ |
| namedAfter | play "Sturm und Drang" by Friedrich Maximilian Klinger ⓘ |
| opposedTo |
Enlightenment rationalism
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Neoclassicism ⓘ
surface form:
French neoclassicism
absolutist authority ⓘ classical rules of drama ⓘ social conformity ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Empfindsamkeit
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German Enlightenment ⓘ Pre-Romanticism ⓘ Romanticism ⓘ Sentimentalism ⓘ Weimar Classicism ⓘ |
| startTime | late 1760s ⓘ |
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