bil·dungs·ro·man or Bil·dungs·ro·man (b l d ngz-r -män , -dngks-)n. A novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological, and intellectual development of a usually youthful main character. [German : Bildung, formation (from Middle High German bildunge, from Old High German bildunga, from bilid n, to shape, from bildi, form, shape) + Roman, novel (from French, a story in the vernacular, novel; see roman).] |
Bildungsroman (German) [ˈbɪldʊŋsromaːn]
n
(Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a novel concerned with a person's formative years and development
[literally: education novel]
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