bildungsroman ~ n. (德)教育小说(详细描写主人公成长过程的)
Definition - literature : a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character
//a bildungsroman by Charles Dickens
Etymology
German, from Bildung education + Roman novel
Example Sentences
1 According to the New World $19 at Amazon The Gospel According to the New World by Maryse Condé, translated from French by Richard Philcox, is a bildungsroman set in modern-day Martinique about a child who is rumored to be the messiuah. —Michael Stillwell, Town & Country, 14 Mar. 2023
2 Instead, Reeves imagined a more experienced Batman (in his second year of caped crusading), which allows the story to shake off cumbersome opening acts: Batman’s bildungsroman is replaced by a more mature character stage.—Josh St. Clair, Men's Health, 23 Mar. 2022
3 The Back to the Future trilogy is an '80s version of a bildungsroman about a teenager who has to learn that there's much more to life than being, well, a teenager.—Ruth Johnson, EW.com, 18 Jan. 2023
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Word History
Etymology
German, from Bildung education + Roman novel