The Apprenticeship Novel: A Study of the -Bildungsroman- As a Regulative Type in Western Literature with a Focus on Three Classic Representative

By Randolph P. Shaffner

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
• Length: 178 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.