Wilhelm Meister
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Wilhelm Meister is the introspective young protagonist of Goethe’s influential Bildungsroman, whose personal development and search for purpose drive the novel’s exploration of art, society, and self-realization.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Bildungsroman protagonist
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ literary protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre
NERFINISHED
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Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
journey of apprenticeship
ⓘ
theater company ⓘ |
| authorNationality | German (via Goethe) ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
art and theater
ⓘ
education and formation ⓘ self-realization ⓘ social integration ⓘ |
| characterRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
idealistic
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introspective ⓘ self-reflective ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| createdBy | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| explores |
formation of personal identity
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individual versus social expectations ⓘ relationship between art and life ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genreContext |
Bildungsroman
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novel ⓘ |
| hasCompanions | traveling actors ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | concept of the novel of formation (Bildungsroman) ⓘ |
| hasInnerConflict | tension between bourgeois life and artistic calling ⓘ |
| hasPerspective | first-person focalization in parts of the narrative ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
moral and emotional maturation
ⓘ
role of education ⓘ search for vocation ⓘ |
| influenced | later European Bildungsroman tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| lifeStage | young man ⓘ |
| literaryForm | novel character ⓘ |
| literaryMovementContext | Weimar Classicism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literarySignificance | paradigmatic Bildungsroman hero ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
focus of personal development
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seeker of life purpose ⓘ |
| occupationInNarrative |
aspiring artist
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merchant’s son ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Wilhelm Meisters Lehrjahre
NERFINISHED
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Wilhelm Meisters Wanderjahre oder Die Entsagenden NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setIn | 18th-century German society ⓘ |
| symbolizes | modern individual in search of meaning ⓘ |
| targetAudienceContext | adult readers ⓘ |
| timeOfCreationContext | late 18th century ⓘ |
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