Wilhelm Meister’s Apprenticeship (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- First Published: 1795
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Bildungsroman
- Time of Work: Eighteenth century
- Setting: Germany
- Genres: Long fiction, Bildungsroman, Philosophical realism
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Self-discovery, Acting or actors, Love or romance, Robbery or robbers, Eighteenth century, Theater, Fire, Wealth, Germany or German people, Merchants, Nobility
- Locales: Germany
Characters Discussed
Wilhelm Meister (VIHL-hehlm MIS-tur), the novel’s hero, who provides continuity to an otherwise long series of vignettes. He is the son of a wealthy merchant who cannot understand his son’s fascination for the theater. Meister, discovering that his first love is unfaithful, travels for his father’s firm collecting debts and publicizing the company’s wares. He meets actors along the way, joins them, keeps them out of financial difficulties, and learns that a young boy he has been protecting is his own son. Meister finally marries and settles down...
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Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Cyclopedia of World Authors)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Poetry)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Drama)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Short Fiction)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Long Fiction)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Censorship)Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (Dictionary of World Biography)
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