English Dictionary

bildungsroman

/ˈbɪl.dʊŋzˌɹoʊ.mən/

noun

A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.

Jane Eyre is a classic bildungsroman, following the journey of a young woman as she grows and develops spiritually.

意味（1）

A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.

English speakers are more hospitable to fiction in translation, and yet when was the last time you heard someone mention “Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship” or “Elective Affinities,” Goethe’s long fictions? These books have a good claim to have founded two of the major genres of the modern novel—respectively, the Bildungsroman and the novel of adultery.