50 Gedichte des Sturm und Drang

The literature of Sturm und Drang in the decade between 1770 and 1780 is the first attempt to further develop Enlightenment thought: in the discovery and literary description of the radically individual in contrast to societal constraints. This representative selection of 50 poems provides a good overview of the authors and poetic themes of this period, from Schubart and Bürger, Goethe, Schiller, and Lenz to lesser-known figures like Stäudlin or the painter and writer Füssli. A commentary and an informative afterword elucidate the texts.