Apprenticeships; the Bildungsroman from Goethe to Santayana.1403966079 Apprenticeships; the Bildungsroman bildungsroman (German; “novel of character development”) Class of novel derived from German literature that deals with the formative years of the main character, whose moral and psychological development is depicted. from Goethe to Santayana. Jeffers, Thomas L. Palgrave Macmillan 2005 246 pages $65.00 Hardcover PN3448 The coming-of-age novel will thrive as long as there are people who are coming of age. Jeffers (literature, Marquette U.) examines a variety of works within this genre, finding that the youthful angst angst 1 n. A feeling of anxiety or apprehension often accompanied by depression. angst 2 abbr. angstrom of the past may have changed in terms of time, place, and technology, but not in terms of its impact on both character and reader. Jeffers takes on the very idea of bildung and the bildungsroman and why there are so many titles, and works through Goethe's Mastering the art of Living, Dickens's themes of self-cultivation and alternate realities Alternate reality is usually a synonym for a Parallel universe. It may also refer to:
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The third published novel of D.H. Lawrence, taken by many to be his earliest masterpiece, tells the story of Paul Morel, a young man and a budding artist. , and Santayana's reasons for, in essence, calling himself The Last Puritan. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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