Definitions For Bildungsroman

Noun

BILDUNGSROMAN (plural s or bildungsromane) A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.

Translations

Chinese: : Mandarin: 教育小說 (jiàoyù xiǎoshuō) Danish: dannelsesroman, c Finnish: kehitysromaani French: roman d'apprentissage, m, bildungsroman, m German: Bildungsroman, m Hungarian: fejlődésregény Japanese: 教養小説 (kyōyōshōsetsu), ビルドゥングスロマーン (birudunguzuromān) Marathi: बिल्डुंग्जरोमान Spanish: novela de aprendizaje, f, novela de formación, f Swedish: bildningsroman, c Vietnamese: bildungsroman

Alternative forms

{{alter, en, Bildungsroman}}

Etymology

Borrowed from {{bor, en, de, Bildungsroman}}, from {{affix, de, Bildung, t1=education, formation, -s-, Roman, t3=novel, nocat=1}}.