Author

Publication

1978 - Princeton University Press, Princeton, N.J, New Jersey

Language

English

Word Count

42,750 words, Guess

Page Count

171 pages

Identifiers

and 4 more
  • Library of Congress Control Number77085568
  • OCLC Control Number3750763
  • Better World Books9780691063591
  • Open LibraryOL4568359M

Classifications

  • DDC833/.009
  • LCCPT747.E6 S9
  • LCCPT747.E6

Description

Although some of the most distinguished German novels written since about 1770 are generally considered to be Bildungsromane, the term Bildungsroman is all too frequently used in English without an awareness of the tradition from which it arose. Professor Swales concentrates on the roles of plot, characterization, and narrative commentary in novels by Wieland, Goethe, Stifter, Keller, Mann, and Hesse. By pointing out that the goal in each work is both elusive and problematic, he suggests a previously unsuspected ironic intent. His analysis adds to our awareness of the potentialities inherent.

Subjects

Series Statement

  • Princeton essays in literature

Other Editions

  • The German Bildungsroman from Wieland to HessePrinceton University Press1978-01-01

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