Bildungsroman is a novel of development that traces a protagonist's growth from childhood to adulthood. Goethe's 'Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship' is considered the prototype, with other examples including Dickens's 'David Copperfield' and Butler's 'The Way of All Flesh.'
Bildungsroman is a literary genre referring to novels of development that trace a protagonist's growth from childhood to adulthood and maturity. The prototype of this genre is Goethe's 'Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship' (1795-96), translated by Carlyle in 1824. Other examples include 'David Copperfield,' 'Great Expectations,' and 'The Way of All Flesh.'
| Front | Bildungsroman |
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| Back | novel of development tracing the protagonist's growth , usually from birth or early childhood, into adulthood and maturity the prototype is Goethe's Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship 1795-6 translated into English by Carlyle in 1824 D. Copperfield, G. Expectations S. Butler the Way of all the Flesh Sons and Lovers Portrait of the Artist as ...... E. M. Farster's the Longest Lourney |
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