Table Of ContentA HISTORY OF THE BILDUNGSROMAN
The Bildungsroman has been one of the most significant genres in
Western literature since the eighteenth century. This volume, com
prisingelevenchaptersbyleadingexpertsinthefield,offersoriginal
insightsintohowthenovelofformationdevelopedastrongtradition
inGermany,France,Britain,RussiaandtheUSA.Indemonstrating
howthegenrehasbeenadoptedandadaptedininnovativeformsof
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 postcolonial
populations. Exploring the genre’s emergence and evolution in
numerous countries and across more than two hundred years, this
volumeprovidesunprecedentedhistoricalandgeographicalcoverage
and demonstrates that the Bildungsroman has a rich heritage and a
brightfuture.
dr sarah graham is Lecturer in American Literature at the
UniversityofLeicester.
A HISTORY OF THE
BILDUNGSROMAN
edited by
SARAH GRAHAM
UniversityofLeicester
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A HISTORY OF THE BILDUNGSROMAN
The Bildungsroman has been one of the most significant genres in
Western literature since the eighteenth century. This volume, com
prisingelevenchaptersbyleadingexpertsinthefield,offersoriginal
insightsintohowthenovelofformationdevelopedastrongtradition
inGermany,France,Britain,RussiaandtheUSA.Indemonstrating
howthegenrehasbeenadoptedandadaptedininnovativeformsof
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 postcolonial
populations. Exploring the genre’s emergence and evolution in
numerous countries and across more than two hundred years, this
volumeprovidesunprecedentedhistoricalandgeographicalcoverage
and demonstrates that the Bildungsroman has a rich heritage and a
brightfuture.
dr sarah graham is Lecturer in American Literature at the
UniversityofLeicester.
A HISTORY OF THE
BILDUNGSROMAN
edited by
SARAH GRAHAM
UniversityofLeicester
UniversityPrintingHouse,Cambridgecb28bs,UnitedKingdom
OneLibertyPlaza,20thFloor,NewYork,ny10006,USA
477WilliamstownRoad,PortMelbourne,vic3207,Australia
314 321,3rdFloor,Plot3,SplendorForum,JasolaDistrictCentre,NewDelhi 110025,India
79AnsonRoad,#06 04/06,Singapore079906
CambridgeUniversityPressispartoftheUniversityofCambridge.
ItfurtherstheUniversity’smissionbydisseminatingknowledgeinthepursuitof
education,learning,andresearchatthehighestinternationallevelsofexcellence.
www.cambridge.org
Informationonthistitle:www.cambridge.org/9781107136533
doi:10.1017/9781316479926
©CambridgeUniversityPress2019
Thispublicationisincopyright.Subjecttostatutoryexception
andtotheprovisionsofrelevantcollectivelicensingagreements,
noreproductionofanypartmaytakeplacewithoutthewritten
permissionofCambridgeUniversityPress.
Firstpublished2019
PrintedandboundinGreatBritainbyClaysLtd,ElcografS.p.A.
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isbn978-1-107-13653-3Hardback
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anddoesnotguaranteethatanycontentonsuchwebsitesis,orwillremain,
accurateorappropriate.
A HISTORY OF THE BILDUNGSROMAN
The Bildungsroman has been one of the most significant genres in
Western literature since the eighteenth century. This volume, com
prisingelevenchaptersbyleadingexpertsinthefield,offersoriginal
insightsintohowthenovelofformationdevelopedastrongtradition
inGermany,France,Britain,RussiaandtheUSA.Indemonstrating
howthegenrehasbeenadoptedandadaptedininnovativeformsof
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 postcolonial
populations. Exploring the genre’s emergence and evolution in
numerous countries and across more than two hundred years, this
volumeprovidesunprecedentedhistoricalandgeographicalcoverage
and demonstrates that the Bildungsroman has a rich heritage and a
brightfuture.
dr sarah graham is Lecturer in American Literature at the
UniversityofLeicester.
