Friedrich Maximilian Klinger

Pamela S. Saur (Lamar University)

Ed. by Gerhard P. Knapp, University of Utah
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.4.1: German-language Writing and Culture: Germany, 500-present.
Vol. editors: Gerhard P. Knapp (University of Utah), Jennifer Marston William (Purdue University), Herbert Rowland (Purdue University), Jill E. Twark (East Carolina University)

Dates

Born 17 Feb 1752
Died 25 Feb 1831
Activity 1775-1810

Places

Born in Germany
Active in Germany; Russia

Activities

Primary

Novelist
Playwright / Dramatist

Resources

Klinger's Works

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In literary history the term

Sturm und Drang

(Storm and Stress, q.v.) is often applied to the early dramas of the German luminaries Goethe and Schiller and of other writers of their circle during the years 1767-1786, including Friedrich Klinger, Jakob Reinhold Michael Lenz, Friedrich Maler-Müller, Heinrich Wagner, and C.F.D. Schubart. More generally, the phrase signifies the emotional turmoil and excesses of rebellious youth, accompanied by the idealization of nature, art, individual freedom, and creative, uncompromising genius. In the lifespan of a poet, such a youthful phase is generally followed by mature restraint, practicality, and allegiance to societal and artistic norms. The term originated as the name of a 1776 play, originally called

Wirrwarr

(

Confusion

), by Klinger, a friend…

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Citation: Saur, Pamela S.. "Friedrich Maximilian Klinger". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 05 September 2011 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=11789, accessed 23 November 2024.]

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