- In
literary criticism, a
bildungsroman (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪldʊŋs.ʁoˌmaːn],
plural bildungsromane,
German pronunciation: [ˈbɪldʊŋs.ʁoˌmaːnə]) is...
- coming-of-age
novels and
Bildungsroman are
sometimes interchangeable, but the
former is
usually a
wider genre. The
Bildungsroman (from the
German words...
- the
following year by
Harper &
Brothers of New York. Jane Eyre is a
bildungsroman that
follows the
experiences of its
eponymous heroine,
including her...
- sub-category of
Bildungsroman: a coming-of-age novel.
According to
Encyclopaedia Britannica, one way a Künstlerroman may
differ from a
Bildungsroman is its ending...
-
exploring the life of
fictional female chess prodigy Beth Harmon. A
bildungsroman, or coming-of-age story, it
covers themes of adoption, feminism, chess...
-
picaresque of the 20th century",
rather than a "race novel, or even a
bildungsroman".
Malcolm Bradbury and
Richard Ruland recognize a
black existentialist...
- Demian: The
Story of a
Boyhood is a
bildungsroman by
Hermann Hesse,
first published in 1919; a
prologue was
added in 1960.
Demian was
first published...
- semi-autobiographical
first novel by the
Turkish American writer Elif Batuman. It is a
bildungsroman, and
concerns a
college freshman, Selin,
attending Harvard University...
-
choice because of destiny.
Chosen One
narratives often incorporate bildungsroman,
following the
growth of a
character from
childhood to adulthood. The...
- who
grows up
during the
Great Depression, and it is an
example of
Bildungsroman,
tracing the
development of an
individual through a
series of encounters...
