Reading the Modernist Bildungsroman |
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| Author:
| Castle, Gregory |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8130-6135-1 |
| Publication Date: | May 2015 |
| Publisher: | University Press of Florida
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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With this first major study of the historical context of the English and Irish Bildungsroman, Gregory Castle revisits the genre with a special interest in self-development and identity, as well as the viability of the classical concept of Bildung in the modernist era. Drawing on German philosopher Theodor Adorno's theory of negative dialectics, Castle demonstrates the ongoing relevance of the Bildungsroman form and its powerful capacity for social and cultural critique.
With this first major study of the historical context of the English and Irish Bildungsroman, Gregory Castle revisits the genre with a special interest in self-development and identity, as well as the viability of the classical concept of Bildung in the modernist era. Drawing on German philosopher Theodor Adorno's theory of negative dialectics, Castle demonstrates the ongoing relevance of the Bildungsroman form and its powerful capacity for social and cultural critique.