A History of the Bildungsroman

Cambridge University Press, 1/3/2019
EAN 9781107136533, ISBN10: 1107136539

Hardcover, 360 pages, 22.9 x 15.2 x 2.1 cm
Language: English

The Bildungsroman has been one of the most significant genres in Western literature since the eighteenth century. This volume, comprised of eleven chapters by leading experts in the field, offers original insights into how the novel of formation developed a strong tradition in Germany, France, Britain, Russia, and the USA. In demonstrating how the genre has been adopted and adapted in innovative forms of fiction, this volume also shows how a genre traditionally associated with the young white man has been used to give expression to the formative experiences of women, LGBTQ people, and post-colonial populations. Exploring the genre's emergence and evolution in numerous countries and across more than two hundred years, this volume provides unprecedented historical and geographical coverage and demonstrates that the Bildungsroman has a rich heritage and a bright future.

Introduction Sarah Graham
1. The German tradition of the Bildungsroman Todd Kontje
2. The French Bildungsroman Alison Finch
3. The Bildungsroman and nineteenth-century British fiction Richard Salmon
4. The Bildungsroman in imperial Russia and the Soviet Union Lina Steiner
5. The American Bildungsroman Sarah Graham
6. The modernist Bildungsroman Gregory Castle
7. Bildungsroman for children and young adults Fiona McCulloch
8. The female Bildungsroman in the twentieth century Maroula Joannou
9. The postcolonial Bildungsroman Ericka A. Hoagland
10. Lesbian, gay and trans Bildungsroman Meredith Miller
11. Bildungsroman and graphic narratives Ian Gordon.