Über den Expressionismus in der Literatur und die neue Dichtung

Emerging from the turbulence of the First World War, this vivid essay addresses a Scandinavian readership with an urgent call for a renewed German artistic spirit. The author examines how the experience of youth—once celebrated on bustling market squares and romanticized in poetry—has been reshaped by the weight of duty, loss, and a longing for genuine expression.

Through a blend of historical reflection and impassioned manifesto, he argues that true youthful revolt lies not in reckless rebellion but in a collective “revolution of the mind.” Drawing on the legacy of Goethe and the Romantic tradition, he urges a generation of writers to break free from stale conventions, to fuse baroque vigor with modern sensibility, and to let their inner fire illuminate a path toward a more authentic cultural future.