num_pages: 178
description: The idea that a young person can become adept in the art of life by passing through definite stages, until at last he becomes a master, lives at the core of the apprenticeship novel. Recognized among German critics as the «Bildungsroman», this type of novel has yet to be adequately defined on a grand scale for the English reader despite nearly two centuries of its development. In an attempt to describe the apprenticeship novel as a modifiable type in Western literature, Mr. Shaffner combines a theoretical stance with analyses of three concrete examples drawn from over a hundred potential candidates.
language: English
title: The Apprenticeship Novel: A Study of the «Bildungsroman» as a Regulative Type in Western Literature with a Focus on Three Classic Representatives by ... Maugham, and Mann
titlecomplete: The Apprenticeship Novel: A Study of the «Bildungsroman» as a Regulative Type in Western Literature with a Focus on Three Classic Representatives by ... Maugham, and Mann (German Studies in America)
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publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers