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A bildungsroman is a [[novel]] whose main theme is the development and growth of the main character, spiritually, morally, psychologically, or otherwise, often, but not always, through developing from childhood to maturity. The term, originally from [[German language|German]], translates to "novel of education" or "novel of formation" in English. One of the foremost examples of this genre is [[Wilhelm Goethe|Goethe]]'s <i>[[The Sorrows of Young Werther]]</i>. |
A '''bildungsroman''' is a [[novel]] whose main theme is the development and growth of the main character, spiritually, morally, psychologically, or otherwise, often, but not always, through developing from childhood to maturity. The term, originally from [[German language|German]], translates to "novel of education" or "novel of formation" in English. One of the foremost examples of this genre is [[Wilhelm Goethe|Goethe]]'s <i>[[The Sorrows of Young Werther]]</i>. |
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A bildungsroman is a novel whose main theme is the development and growth of the main character, spiritually, morally, psychologically, or otherwise, often, but not always, through developing from childhood to maturity. The term, originally from German, translates to "novel of education" or "novel of formation" in English. One of the foremost examples of this genre is Goethe's The Sorrows of Young Werther.
Examples are such works as Joyce's Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man. Jane Eyre also contains elements of bildungsroman. A more contemporary example is Iain Banks' novel The Crow Road.
See also: