Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz

Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (January 12, 1751 - May 24, 1792) German writer of the Sturm und Drang period.

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January 12 - 1751 - May 24 - 1792 - German - Writer - Sturm und Drang

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Lenz was born in Seßwegen/C?svaine, Livonia and died in Moscow. He met Goethe at Strasbourg, although later they had a falling-out, and Lenz publicly lampooned him. Lenz's plays, such as Der Hofmeister and Die Soldaten generally centred on social criticism, although his poetry was much darker and can be seen as a sign of a conflicted mental state, and later insanity.

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Livonia - Moscow - Goethe - Strasbourg - Lampoon - Der Hofmeister - Die Soldaten - Social criticism

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