Young Germany
Preserved but no longer current.
Meaning · English
A school headed by Heine in the mid- 19th century, whose aim was to liberate politics, religion, and manners from the old conventional trammels.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Young Germany” mean?
A school headed by Heine in the mid- 19th century, whose aim was to liberate politics, religion, and manners from the old conventional trammels.
Is “Young Germany” formal or informal?
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