The German Bildungsroman from Wieland to Hesse

Martin Swales

first published 1978 Princeton University Press, 2015 185 pages

Princeton essays in literature

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...

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German Bildungsroman from Wieland to Hesse edition · 2016 · Princeton University Press · 186 pages · 9780691641713
German Bildungsroman from Wieland to Hesse edition · 2015 · Princeton University Press · 186 pages · 9781400871315
German Bildungsroman from Wieland to Hesse edition · 2015 · Princeton University Press · 185 pages · 9781322883779
German Bildungsroman from Wieland to Hesse edition · 2015 · Princeton University Press · 186 pages · 9780691614045
The German Bildungsroman from Wieland to Hesse edition · 1978 · Princeton University Press · 171 pages

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