This German word has been adopted in English literary criticism to refer to a novel of transition, the plot of which follows a protagonist from childhood or adolescence to adulthood. Novels of this sort frequently follow the outline of the… Read More ›
literary archetypes
Analysis of Henry Rider Haggard’s She: A History of Adventure
Like Henry Rider Haggard’s other romance novels set in Africa, including King Solomon’s Mines (1885) and Allan Quatermain (1887), She: A History of Adventure is based in part on Haggard’s experience in that country. As assistant to Sir Henry Bulwer,… Read More ›
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