The idea that a young person can become adept in the art of life by passing through definite stages, until at last he becomes a master, lives at the core of the apprenticeship novel. Recognized among German critics as the Bildungsroman , this type of novel has yet to be adequately defined on a grand scale for the English reader despite nearly two centuries of its development. In an attempt to describe the apprenticeship novel as a modifiable type in Western literature, Mr. Shaffner combines a theoretical stance with analyses of three concrete examples drawn from over a hundred potential candidates.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0820400734
ISBN13:9780820400730
Release Date:December 1984
Publisher:Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der W
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