Revolutionary Subjects
Revolutionary Subjects
A Radical History of the Bildungsroman
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Sign in or Sign up!- Release Date: 11/08/2026
- Barcode: 9781804297278
- Genre: Poetry & Drama
- Sub-Genre: Literary Criticism
- Imprint: Verso Books
- Publisher: Verso Books

Revolutionary Subjects
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A Radical History of the Bildungsroman
A literary history spanning borders and centuries to explore radicalization as portrayed in fiction
Tracing the evolution of socialist world literature from the nineteenth century to the present, Benjamin Kohlmann uncovers the formal repertoires through which a set of political ideals found aesthetic expression. At the heart of this study is the radical bildungsroman, a genre that subverts dominant narratives of individual formation. Broad in scope, Revolutionary Subjects explores the work of Balestrini, Chernyshevsky, Ding Ling, Lessing, Nizan, Sartre, Weiss, Wright, and many others. These novels challenge conventional ideas of selfhood and belonging, presenting new ways to imagine the self in relation to collective struggle and global solidarity.
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