![]() The difference between the bildungsroman and the künstlerroman also lies in the destiny the author imagines for his character. Tipically, the künstlerroman is related to the first author’s steps into the literature and to his literary autobiography. The künstlerroman focuses on “the development of an individual who becomes-or is on the threshold of becoming-a painter, musician, or poet” (see Encyclopædia Britannica Online). ![]() The idea of künstlerroman, the German expression for “artist’s novel”, proceeds from the more general bildungsroman, or “apprenticeship novel”. Read up on this genre and select and comment on The focus on Lily Briscoe makes To the Lighthouse an instance of the so-called Künstlerroman. You can also read an essay about NW by Zadie Smith, The Art of Fielding by Chad Harbach, The Inheritance of Loss by Kiran Desai and The Heat of the Day by Elizabeth Bowen. ![]() ![]() The following article is a short essay and review realised as part of a take-home exam for Postromantic Materialism course held at the University of Leuven in 2014-2015. ![]()
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