Bildungsroman vs. Picaresque — What's the Difference?

In literary criticism, a Bildungsroman (German pronunciation: [ˈbɪldʊŋs.ʁoˌmaːn], plural Bildungsromane, German pronunciation: [ˈbɪldʊŋs.ʁoˌmaːnə]) is a literary genre that focuses on the psychological and moral growth of the protagonist from childhood to adulthood (coming of age), in which character change is important. The term comes from the German words Bildung ("education", alternatively "forming") and Roman ("novel").

Of or involving clever rogues or adventurers.

A novel whose principal subject is the moral, psychological, and intellectual development of a usually youthful main character.

Of or relating to a genre of usually satiric prose fiction originating in Spain and depicting in realistic, often humorous detail the adventures of a roguish hero of low social degree living by their wits in a corrupt society.

A novel tracing the spiritual, moral, psychological, or social development and growth of the main character, usually from childhood to maturity.

One that is picaresque.

Of or pertaining to adventurers or rogues.

(literature) Characteristic of a genre of Spanish satiric novel dealing with the adventures of a roguish hero.

(literature) A picaresque novel.

Applied to that class of literature in which the principal personage is the Spanish picaro, meaning a rascal, a knave, a rogue, an adventurer.

Involving clever rogues or adventurers especially as in a type of fiction;