{"product_id":"towards-the-antibildungsroman-saul-bellow-and-the-problem-of-the-genre-9783631575741","title":"Towards the «Antibildungsroman»: Saul Bellow and","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlthough usually discussed in terms of liberal humanism and affirmation of life, Bellow’s work allows for an interpretation displaying notes of negativity and pessimism, emphasizing Bellow’s proximity to the «postmodernist canon». The purpose of this study is to explore the possibility of such an alternative reading through the focus on the problem of the genre. Bellow’s novels are frequently referred to as \u003ci\u003eBildungsromane\u003c\/i\u003e, but a related term – the \u003ci\u003eAntibildungsroman\u003c\/i\u003e – seems more appropriate to denote texts expressing the limitations of human intellectual vanity, the futility of human endeavours to transform reality according to individual wishes, and the recognition of the direness of human condition only partially redeemed by the intimations of the spiritual reality which can be accessed only through withdrawal.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eContents\u003c\/i\u003e: Saul Bellow’s novels – Literary genre – \u003ci\u003eBildungsroman\u003c\/i\u003e – \u003ci\u003eAntibildungsroman\u003c\/i\u003e – Apprenticeship in the art of living – Socialization – Individual development – Human nature – Nature of the universe – Postmodernism.","brand":"Peter Lang AG","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48889156174167,"sku":"9783631575741","price":36.81,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/towards-the-antibildungsroman-saul-bellow-and-the-problem-of-the-genre-9783631575741","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}