eprintid: 13603
rev_number: 6
eprint_status: archive
userid: 1
dir: disk0/00/01/36/03
datestamp: 2012-07-31 10:39:27
lastmod: 2014-04-04 00:33:16
status_changed: 2012-08-15 09:06:47
type: doctoralThesis
metadata_visibility: show
creators_name: Fentem, Matthew A.
title: Dark Apprenticeships: The Novels of John Irving
title_de: Dunkle Lehrgänge: Die Romane John Irvings
ispublished: pub
subjects: 810
divisions: 90200
adv_faculty: af-09
keywords: Apprenticeships , Tragicomic , Minorities , Violence , Growth
cterms_swd: Bildungsroman
cterms_swd: Amerikanistik
cterms_swd: Postmoderne
cterms_swd: Dickens, Charles
cterms_swd: Irving, John (Schriftsteller)
abstract: What explains readers’ continued fascination with the novels of John Irving? How does Irving blend storytelling inspired by the likes of Charles Dickens and Thomas Hardy with the harsh realities of the 20th and 21st centuries? Is such a thing even possible, or only a fool’s errand? Dark Apprenticeships explores Irving’s evolution as a significant American author, his overall contribution, and key motifs in his writing – which range from examinations of the art of storytelling itself, to the seemingly eternal war of the sexes, the horror of crimes intentionally or unintentionally perpetrated against children, and the unsung hardships faced by minorities of all kinds, all the while upholding the key tenets of the Bildungsroman: growth and hope. By examining in-depth five essential novels – The World According to Garp, The Hotel New Hampshire, The Cider House Rules, A Widow for One Year, and Until I Find You – it presents a unique portrait of the author, his personal growth, and his rightful place in the tradition of the Bildungsroman or apprenticeship novel.  
abstract_translated_text: Diese Arbeit befasst sich mit fünf wichtige Irving-Romane - The World According to Garp, The Hotel New Hampshire, The Cider House Rules, A Widow for One Year, und Until I Find You - um festzustellen, welche Kernthemen sich wiederholen, um Irvings einzigartige Erzählweise zu klassifizieren, und um darzustellen, worin genau sein Beitrag zur amerikanischen Literatur besteht. Wichtige Aspekte sind u.a. die Behandlung und Darstellung von Minderheiten aller Art, die bewusste Auseinandersetzung mit unbequemen Themen wie Gewalt und Missbrauch, und Irvings eigene Untersuchungen zu Thema Phantasie vs. Gedächtnis, d.h., inwieweit (Bildungs-)romane der Phantasie entstehen bzw. aus Erinnerungen recycelt werden.  
abstract_translated_lang: ger
date: 2010
date_type: published
id_scheme: DOI
id_number: 10.11588/heidok.00013603
ppn_swb: 1651640378
own_urn: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-opus-136038
date_accepted: 2010-07-12
advisor: HASH(0x556120aeeae8)
language: eng
bibsort: FENTEMMATTDARKAPPREN2010
full_text_status: public
citation:   Fentem, Matthew A.  (2010) Dark Apprenticeships: The Novels of John Irving.  [Dissertation]     
document_url: https://archiv.ub.uni-heidelberg.de/volltextserver/13603/1/Diss_Complete.pdf