The Cult of August Stramm in Der Sturm

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ID10498166
AuthorsMalcolm Jones (University of Auckland, corresponding author)
Year1977
Volume13
Issue4
Pages257-269
Publication date1977-11-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueSeminar A Journal of Germanic Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0037-1939 • E-ISSN: 1911-026X
PublisherUniversity of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER)
DOI10.3138/sem.v13.4.257
OpenAlexW2087831697
LanguageEN
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Exceptional even for his pronouncements in Der Sturm, such tones of reverence and fervour from Herwarth Walden celebrate his friend and protege Stramm as a mystical spirit of pure poetry in triumph over the grave. Among other figures linked by friendship with Walden and contribution to Der Sturm (Scheerbart, Lasker-Schuler, and Schwitters) , Stramm stands out as the most potent force in the establishment of a definite identity for the periodical. His work embodied Walden's `Wunder,' a pronouncement inspired by that faith in art as an essential life-force that was elaborated via the periodical into `Sturmkunsttheorie.' As the most powerfully concentrated expression of this faith in terms of literature, Stramm's writing excited wilder adulation from those involved in the Sturm-organization than did the work of any other contributor. 2 This investigation does not deal with his work but with its influence among subsequent contributors to Der Sturm. Stramm's example can be

Aesthetics · Art · Art history · Cult · Epistemology · Expression (computer science · Faith · Friendship · Identity (music · Literature · Mysticism · Poetry · Reverence · Sociology · Theology · German Literature and Culture Studies · Musicology and Musical Analysis · Philosophy · Philosophy and Historical Thought

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