Bildungsroman

A Bildungsroman is a kind of novel. It is often called a "coming-of-age" story in English. The word comes from German. "Bildung" means "education", and "Roman", means "novel." ^[1] This genre is about the psychological and moral growth of the main character from youth to adulthood. ^[2] The ways the character changes are important.^[3]^[4]

A novel Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe is most famous example of the "Bildungsroman".

References

↑ "Bildungsroman: German literary genre". Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
↑ Lynch 1999.
↑ Bakhtin 1996, p. 21.
↑ Jeffers 2005, p. 2.

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[1] "Bildungsroman: German literary genre". Encyclopædia Britannica. 22 April 2013. Archived from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.

[FOOTNOTELynch1999-2] Lynch 1999.

[FOOTNOTEBakhtin199621-3] Bakhtin 1996, p. 21.

[FOOTNOTEJeffers20052-4] Jeffers 2005, p. 2.

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