bildungsroman
noun[C]
(alsoBildungsroman)uk/ˈbɪl.dʊŋz.rəʊˌmɑːn/us/ˈbɪl.dʊŋz.roʊˌmɑːn/astory,especiallyin theformof anovel(= along,printedstoryaboutimaginaryevents), that is abouteventsandexperiencesin thelifeof themaincharacteras theygrowup andbecomeanadult:
Harry Potter can beseenas a seven-volume bildungsroman.
Hisautobiographybeginsas akindof Bildungsroman,whereinherelateshisprogressthrough Hungary'sCatholicschools.
- Thebookbecomessomething like a bildungsroman,describingitshero'sdevelopmentfrompettycriminaltoartistandwriterofgenius.
- "Castle" is a Bildungsroman, acoming-of-agechronicledescribingtheritesofpassageof ayoungboy.
- Hismovie"The Motorcycle Diaries", about theyoungChe Guevara, is a bildungsroman with asocialconscience.
- In her self-examination andself-absorption, Beatrice is aclassicheroineof a bildungsroman.
- This is ananalysisof Stoker's Dracula as "bildungsroman", aformofnovelwhichdocumentsthetrialsandtribulationsof a protagonist'sjourneyfromyouthtoadulthood.
Literature
- action hero
- alliterative
- alternative history
- anapest
- anti-literary
- fictionality
- fictive
- free verse
- genre fiction
- Grinch
- passion play
- pentameter
- poem
- poesy
- poet laureate
- theatrics
- topos
- tragedy
- tragicomic
- trilogy