The Apprentice Novel A Study of the "Bildungsroman" as a Regulative Type in Western Literature with a Focus on Three Classic Representatives by Goethe, Maugham, and Mann

Shaffner, Randolph P.

ISBN 10: 0820400734 / ISBN 13: 9780820400730

Published by Peter Lang, New York, 1984

About this Item

Ex-library copy with usual markings. Covers have minor wear and soil. Corners and ends of spine lightly bumped. Binding tight. x + 170 pages including notes and index. Definition of the apprenticeship novel using Goethe, Maugham and Mann as examples. Size: 6 x 9.

Seller Inventory # 040979

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Apprentice Novel A Study of the "Bildungsroman" as a Regulative Type in Western Literature with a Focus on Three Classic Representatives by Goethe, Maugham, and Mann
• Publisher: Peter Lang, New York
• Publication Date: 1984
• ISBN 10: 0820400734
• ISBN 13: 9780820400730
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Good
• Seller catalogs:
  • Literature/Classic and Criticism

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Randolph P. Shaffner is retired professor of English and Comparative Literature and author of several books and articles on a variety of historical subjects. He is archivist for the Highlands Historical Society in the mountains of western North Carolina.