Word of the Day : July 27, 2019
bildungsroman
noun BIL-doonks-roh-mahn
[h1]Definition[/h1]: a novel about the moral and psychological growth of the main character
[h1]Examples[/h1]"It's a thoroughly contemporary bildungsroman in which the protagonist is the Vietnamese-born son of an illiterate and violence-prone single mother. He's living in the United States with her and his schizophrenic grandmother when he comes to terms with the alternating harshness and warmth of his family…." — Leigh Haber, Oprah Magazine, 3 June 2019
"In its way, this is a very novelistic film, with the accretion of detail you might expect from a Bildungsroman.… We see what Cleo sees, we wonder what and how she feels, we build up our investment of sympathy with her, and it all leads to a heartrending payoff." — Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian (London), 13 Feb. 2019
[h1]Did You Know?[/h1]Bildungsroman is the combination of two German words: Bildung, meaning "education," and Roman, meaning "novel." Fittingly, a bildungsroman is a novel that deals with the formative years of the main character, and in particular, with the character's psychological development and moral education. The bildungsroman usually ends on a positive note, with the hero's foolish mistakes and painful disappointments over, and a life of usefulness ahead. Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's late 18th-century work Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre (Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship) is often cited as the classic example of a bildungsroman. Though the term is primarily applied to novels, in recent years some English speakers have begun to apply it to films that deal with a youthful character's coming-of-age.
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[h1]Definition[/h1]：一部关于主角的道德和心理成长的小说
[h1]Examples[/h1]“这是一个彻头彻尾的当代成长小说，主角是越南出生的儿子，他是一个文盲和暴力倾向的单身母亲。他和她和他的精神分裂的祖母一起生活在美国，当他接受交替的粗暴和温暖时。他的家庭…。” - Leigh Haber，Oprah Magazine，2019年6月3日
“在这方面，这是一部非常小说化的电影，你可以从一个成长小说中看到细节的增加。......我们看到克莱奥看到了什么，我们想知道她的感受是什么和如何，我们建立了对她的同情的投资，以及这一切都会带来令人心碎的回报。“ - Peter Bradshaw，卫报（伦敦），2019年2月13日
[h1]Did You Know?[/h1]Bildungsroman是两个德语单词的组合：Bildung，意思是“教育”，而罗马语，意思是“小说”。成功地，成长小说是一部小说，涉及主角的形成年代，特别是角色的心理发展和道德教育。成长小说通常以积极的方式结束，英雄的愚蠢错误和痛苦的失望结束，以及前方有用的生活。Johann Wolfgang von Goethe 18世纪晚期的作品Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre（Wilhelm Meister's Apprenticeship）经常被引用为成长小说的典型例子。虽然这个词主要适用于小说，但近年来，一些说英语的人开始将它应用于处理年轻人性格成熟的电影。
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