Confession of a Beautiful Soul

Japanese: 《美しき魂の告白》 - うつくしきたましいのこくはく
Confession of a Beautiful Soul

…The title incorporates the name of the traditional German apprenticeship system, and alludes to a connection with the secret society of Freemasonry. The Apprenticeship is divided into two parts, centered around the sixth volume, Confessions of a Beautiful Soul, and depicts the positive and negative possibilities of human development not only for the protagonist Wilhelm but also for various men and women. At the time, the Declaration of Independence was taking place in America, the Great Revolution in France, and the Industrial Revolution in England. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Confessions of a Beautiful Soul" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…題名はドイツの伝統的な職人の徒弟制度の名称を取り入れ,秘密結社フリーメーソンとの関連を暗示している。 《修業時代》は,第6巻〈美しき魂の告白〉を中心に前半と後半に分かれ,主人公ウィルヘルムだけでなくさまざまな男女の人間形成の正と負の可能性を描いている。当時アメリカでは独立宣言,フランスでは大革命,イギリスでは産業革命が行われていた。…

※「《美しき魂の告白》」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

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