Either/Or Read as Bildungsroman
In this article, I investigate Either/Or's generic affinity with the Bildungsroman. I demonstrate that it both imitates the topological structure ( home-homeless-home ) of this genre and that it is likewise composed of a number of formation narratives and tropes that mirror the Bildungsroman. T...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2022
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Kierkegaard studies. Yearbook
Year: 2022, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-33 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history |
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| Summary: | In this article, I investigate Either/Or's generic affinity with the Bildungsroman. I demonstrate that it both imitates the topological structure ( home-homeless-home ) of this genre and that it is likewise composed of a number of formation narratives and tropes that mirror the Bildungsroman. This is documented by following the development of an often-overlooked textual figure at the conclusion of the second part of Either/Or and through a reading of "The Seducer’s Diary" as a demonic Bildungsroman with maieutic implications. Finally, I examine the relationship between the Bildungsroman and the Entwicklungsroman [novel of development] with particular attention to Kierkegaard's late authorship. |
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| ISSN: | 1612-9792 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Kierkegaard studies. Yearbook
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1515/kierke-2022-0002 |