A History of the Bildungsroman

This detailed analysis of the evolution of the Bildungsroman genre is unprecedented in its historical and geographical range.

Introduction Sarah Graham; 1. The German tradition of the Bildungsroman Todd Kontje; 2. The French Bildungsroman Alison Finch; 3. The Bildungsroman and nineteenth-century British fiction Richard Salmon; 4. The Bildungsroman in imperial Russia and the Soviet Union Lina Steiner; 5. The American Bildungsroman Sarah Graham; 6. The modernist Bildungsroman Gregory Castle; 7. Bildungsroman for children and young adults Fiona McCulloch; 8. The female Bildungsroman in the twentieth century Maroula Joannou; 9. The postcolonial Bildungsroman Ericka A. Hoagland; 10. Lesbian, gay and trans Bildungsroman Meredith Miller; 11. Bildungsroman and graphic narratives Ian Gordon.