The German Bildungsroman from Wieland to Hesse

Martin Swales

Published by Princeton University Press 1978

The German Bildungsroman from Wieland to Hesse

Martin Swales

In the series Princeton Legacy Library

Volume 1579 in the series Princeton Essays in Literature

https://doi.org/10.1515/9781400871315

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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 that the goal in each work is both elusive and problematic, he suggests a previously unsuspected ironic intent. His analysis adds to our awareness of the potentialities inherent in the novel.

Originally published in 1978.

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	vii
Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. The Bildungsroman as a Genre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	9
II. Wieland: Agathon (1767) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	38
III. Goethe: Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship (1795-1796) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	57
IV. Stifter: Indian Summer (1857) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	74
V. Keller: Green Henry (1879-1880) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	86
VI. Mann: The Magic Mountain (1924) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	105
VII. Hesse: The Glass Bead Game (1943) Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	129
VIII. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	146
Excursus: The Bildungsroman as a Taxonomic Genre Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	161
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	169