Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological, and intellectual development of a usually youthful main character.
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- noun A
novel tracing thespiritual ,moral ,psychological , or social development and growth of the main character,usually fromchildhood tomaturity .
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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If nothing else, I would like to determine for myself whether Demanski's view of the possibilities of the modified bildungsroman is a sound one or not.
Book Reviewing 2010
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Morally he scarcely improves over the course of the novel I've seen it described as a bildungsroman, but I'm not convinced Gully develops enough to merit that.
Archive 2009-02-01 Tim Stretton 2009
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Morally he scarcely improves over the course of the novel I've seen it described as a bildungsroman, but I'm not convinced Gully develops enough to merit that.
:Acquired Taste Tim Stretton 2009
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A bildungsroman is defined as a novel which traces the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character from (usually) childhood to maturity.
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What are the chances of running into the word bildungsroman twice in one crapometer?
HH Com 399 Miss Snark 2006
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On "Spirited Away"--Miyazaki is a master of the female bildungsroman, which is not a common genre.
"You Fascinate Me": Interesting Women in Film, 4 Fresca 2009
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The German word bildungsroman is used to describe what we English-speakers know as a
TheGloss Lilit Marcus 2010
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The German word bildungsroman is used to describe what we English-speakers know as a
TheGloss Lilit Marcus 2010
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The German word bildungsroman is used to describe what we English-speakers know as a
TheGloss Lilit Marcus 2010
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A bildungsroman is the Love and Lust study of the growth of a youthful character and thus The World According to Garp is concerned it applies to Irving's novel.
jeffazi commented on the word bildungsroman
a novel of personal development - a novel which traces the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character from (usually) childhood to maturity.
November 6, 2007