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On the Enduring Appeal of the Bildungsroman
ByJennifer R. Bernstein March 8, 2017

Though genre forms and conventions have changed rapidly throughout the short history of the novel, the popularity of one subspecies has endured: the bildungsroman, or coming-of-age novel.

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The Weird Nineteenth Century
ByJennifer R. Bernstein November 15, 2016September 4, 2025

The reputation of the nineteenth century novel tends to precede its reading. By this I mean: few readers come to first contact with the likes of JANE EYRE, MIDDLEMARCH, or TESS without some established prejudice for or against the genre, usually in the milieu of a middle or high school literature class.

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