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Bildungsroman
Bildungsroman, the term applied to novels of ‘education’ (in the widest sense), of which many of the best examples are German. Wieland's Agathon (1765–6) is usually thought of as the first example of the genre, but the best and most imitated was Goethe's Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre (Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship, 1795–6), which became celebrated in England through Carlyle's translation in 1824. Thomas Mann was Goethe's most distinguished successor with his philosophical novel Der Zauberberg (The Magic Mountain, 1924). The genre overlaps with the older type of the picaresque novel, but is more philosophical. The German term Bildungsroman has been adopted in English criticism as a result of the fame during the 19th cent. of Wilhelm Meister and Carlyle's semi-fictional Sartor Resartus (1833–4).
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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Bildungsroman." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Bildungsroman." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Bildungsroman.html MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "Bildungsroman." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-Bildungsroman.html |
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Agathon
Agathon , c.450-c.400 BC, Athenian tragedian. Plato's Symposium has as its scene the celebration of Agathon's first dramatic victory. Less than 40 lines of his work survive. |
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"Agathon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Agathon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Agathon.html "Agathon." The Columbia Encyclopedia, 6th ed.. 2008. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-Agathon.html |
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Bildungsroman
Bildungsroman
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"Bildungsroman." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "Bildungsroman." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Bildungsroman.html "Bildungsroman." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-Bildungsroman.html |
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