Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
coming-of-age story
Greek translation:
ιστορία ενηλικίωσης
Jan 13, 2010 14:17
14 yrs ago
English term
coming-of-age story
GBK
English to Greek
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Definition from
VirtualSalt - Robert Harris:
A type of novel where the protagonist is initiated into adulthood through knowledge, experience, or both, often by a process of disillusionment. Understanding comes after the dropping of preconceptions, a destruction of a false sense of security, or in some way the loss of innocence. Some of the shifts that take place are these:
* ignorance to knowledge
* innocence to experience
* false view of world to correct view
* idealism to realism
* immature responses to mature responses
Examples:
* Jane Austen Northanger Abbey
* Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
* Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage
Example sentences:
Everything about Scherfig’s coming-of-age story about a girl in the London suburb of Twickenham in 1961 is spot-on. (Austin Chronicle Corp.)
But this comedy about a Texas high schooler (Ellen Page) who reinvents herself as “Babe Ruthless” and becomes the star of an Austin league is a surprisingly credible coming-of-age story. (Creative Loafing Media)
Ostensibly a coming-of-age story, this languorous, beautifully shot feature debut from Minh Nguyen-Vo, a writer and director, centers on a teenager whose journey from innocence to knowledge is also a twinned meditation on both the natural and very unnatural state of things. (The New York Times Company)
Proposed translations
(Greek)
5 +4 | ιστορία ενηλικίωσης | Giorgos Rodopoulos |
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Proposed translations
+4
3 hrs
Selected
ιστορία ενηλικίωσης
Definition from
own experience or research:
Μυθιστόρημα που περιγράφει τη διαδικασία ενηλικίωσης ενός ατόμου. Αναφέρεται στις συνθήκες, την πορεία και το αντίκτυπο της διαδικασίας αυτής πάνω στο άτομο που τη βιώνει.
Example sentences:
Ο «Προφήτης» είναι η καταγραφή μιας ιστορίας ενηλικίωσης σε δύσκολες συνθήκες και της εκδήλωσης ακραίας φιλοδοξίας που δεν σταματάει πουθενά. (kathimerini)
Ο Μπένιοφ συνδυάζει μια συναρπαστική περιπέτεια, μια γλυκόπικρη ιστορία ενηλικίωσης και μια παράδοξα συγκινητική φιλία, δημιουργώντας έτσι ένα πανέξυπνο κείμενο που θα αρέσει σε κάθε αναγνώστη. (psichogios)
Είναι άγρια, όπως κάθε ιστορία ενηλικίωσης, κάθε οικογενειακό ρομάντζο που γίνεται, εντέλει, μυθιστόρημα (kathimerini)
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