LOOKING FOR THE BILDUNGSROMAN THEME IN HERMANN HESSE: “YOUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING”

Başak Öner Gündüz

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LOOKING FOR THE BILDUNGSROMAN THEME IN HERMANN HESSE: “YOUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING”

Authors:

Başak Öner Gündüz

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 2, pp.557-570

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001313397

pISSN:

1308-0911

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 Bildungsroman, a genre frequently seen in German literature in the 18th and 19th centuries, is a type of novel whose examples are also exhibited in the literature of other nations and has maintained its influence until today. In general, they are autobiographical novels that tell chronologically how a hero matures, starting from his childhood. In Bildungsroman, which has subgenres such as education, development and artist novels, the development of the hero takes place in a dialectical manner. The criterion of the heros development is that he learns to compromise with society. Therefore, Bildungsromans generally have a happy ending. In this study, the long story Youth is a Beautiful Thing by Hermann Hesse, the Nobel Prize-winning author of German literature, was examined within the framework of Bildungsroman features. In his work Youth is a Beautiful Thing, Hesse tells the story of a young man who had attitudes that were not approved by those around him during his childhood, and who returns home years later with his ideal identity. The aim of the study is to read the literary work within the framework of Bildungsroman and to show a developed version of Bildungsroman other than the traditional Bildungsroman. As a matter of fact, this literary work is in the traditional line of Bildungsroman in terms of some features; however, it has been seen that it can be included in the modern versions of Bildungsroman in terms of some features.

 Bildungsroman, a genre frequently seen in German literature in the 18th and 19th centuries, is a type of novel whose examples are also exhibited in the literature of other nations and has maintained its influence until today. In general, they are autobiographical novels that tell chronologically how a hero matures, starting from his childhood. In Bildungsroman, which has subgenres such as education, development and artist novels, the development of the hero takes place in a dialectical manner. The criterion of the heros development is that he learns to compromise with society. Therefore, Bildungsromans generally have a happy ending. In this study, the long story Youth is a Beautiful Thing by Hermann Hesse, the Nobel Prize-winning author of German literature, was examined within the framework of Bildungsroman features. In his work Youth is a Beautiful Thing, Hesse tells the story of a young man who had attitudes that were not approved by those around him during his childhood, and who returns home years later with his ideal identity. The aim of the study is to read the literary work within the framework of Bildungsroman and to show a developed version of Bildungsroman other than the traditional Bildungsroman. As a matter of fact, this literary work is in the traditional line of Bildungsroman in terms of some features; however, it has been seen that it can be included in the modern versions of Bildungsroman in terms of some features.

 Bildungsroman, a genre frequently seen in German literature in the 18th and 19th centuries, is a type of novel whose examples are also exhibited in the literature of other nations and has maintained its influence until today. In general, they are autobiographical novels that tell chronologically how a hero matures, starting from his childhood. In Bildungsroman, which has subgenres such as education, development and artist novels, the development of the hero takes place in a dialectical manner. The criterion of the heros development is that he learns to compromise with society. Therefore, Bildungsromans generally have a happy ending. In this study, the long story Youth is a Beautiful Thing by Hermann Hesse, the Nobel Prize-winning author of German literature, was examined within the framework of Bildungsroman features. In his work Youth is a Beautiful Thing, Hesse tells the story of a young man who had attitudes that were not approved by those around him during his childhood, and who returns home years later with his ideal identity. The aim of the study is to read the literary work within the framework of Bildungsroman and to show a developed version of Bildungsroman other than the traditional Bildungsroman. As a matter of fact, this literary work is in the traditional line of Bildungsroman in terms of some features; however, it has been seen that it can be included in the modern versions of Bildungsroman in terms of some features.

 Alman edebiyatında 18 ve 19. yüzyıllarda sık görülen bir tür olan Bildungsroman, başka ulusların edebiyatlarında da örnekleri sergilenen ve günümüze kadar etkisini sürdürebilmiş bir roman türüdür. Genel olarak bir kahramanın, çocukluk döneminden başlayarak nasıl olgunlaştığını kronolojik bir şekilde anlatan otobiyografik anlatımlı romanlardır. Eğitim, gelişim ve sanatçı romanları gibi alt türleri bulunan Bildungsromanda, kahramanın gelişimi diyalektik bir şekilde gerçekleşir. Kahramanın gelişmesinin kıstası toplumla uzlaşmayı öğrenmesidir. Dolayısıyla Bildungsromanlar genel olarak mutlu bir sonla biter. Bu çalışmada, Alman edebiyatının Nobel ödüllü yazarı Hermann Hessenin Gençlik Güzel Şey isimli uzun öyküsü, Bildungsroman özellikleri çerçevesinde incelenmiştir. Hesse, Gençlik Güzel Şey eserinde çocukluk döneminde çevresi tarafından onaylanmayan tavırlara sahip olan ve yıllar sonra evine ideal kimliğine kavuşarak dönen bir gencin hikâyesini anlatır. Çalışmanın amacı, edebi eserin okumasını Bildungsroman çerçevesinde yapabilmek ve geleneksel Bildungsromanın dışında gelişmiş bir Bildungsroman versiyonunu göstermektir. Nitekim bu edebi eserin, bazı özellikler açısından Bildungsromanın geleneksel çizgisinde olduğu; fakat bazı özellikler açısından da Bildungsromanın modern versiyonlarına dahil edilebileceği görülmüştür.

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LOOKING FOR THE BILDUNGSROMAN THEME IN HERMANN HESSE: “YOUTH IS A BEAUTIFUL THING”

Authors:

Başak Öner Gündüz

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 2, pp.557-570

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001313397

pISSN:

1308-0911

Novel of Educational Development

‘Youth is a Beautiful Thing’

German LiteratureBildungsroman

Oluşum Romanı

‘Gençlik Güzel Şey’

Hermann Hesse

Alman Edebiyatı

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Authors: Başak Öner Gündüz

Publisher: Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics: Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Journal: Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 2, pp.557-570

Document Type: Article

Publication Date: 6/2024

Document Language: Turkish

Document ID (Org No.): 2001313397

pISSN: 1308-0911

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Authors:

Başak Öner Gündüz

Publisher:

Dokuz Eylul University

Main Topics:

Dünya Dilleri | Edebiyatı ve Kültürü (Diğer)

Journal:

Dokuz Eylül Üniversitesi Sosyal Bilimler Enstitüsü Dergisi Vol.26 Issue 2, pp.557-570

Document Type:

Article

Publication Date:

6/2024

Document Language:

Turkish

Document ID (Org No.):

2001313397

pISSN:

1308-0911