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THE RISE OF THE NOVEL - Coggle Diagram
THE RISE OF THE NOVEL
WAS POSSIBLE THANKS TO
THE INCREASE IN LITERACY
THE RISE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS
THE RISE OF THE MIDDLE CLASS
THE VALUES WERE MIRRORED IN THE NOVELS
WAS POSSIBLE THANKS TO
THE NEW ROLE OF THE WRITER
THE WRITER HAD TO PLEASE HIS PEOPLE
WAS POSSIBLE THANKS TO
PRINTING made publishing faster and cheaper
THE IMPROVEMENT OF PRINTING
FEATURES OF THE 18TH CENTURY NOVEL
portrayed everyday situation
included precise TIME and PLACE REFERENCES
represented ORDINARY PEOPLE belonging to the middle class
emphasised BOURGEOIS VALUES
was written in a clear LANGUAGE
THE RETROSPECTIVE THIRD PERSON NARRATOR gives REALISM to the story
EXAMPLES OF NOVELS
SATYRICAL NOVEL
it attacks vices through EXAGGERATION and RIDICULISATION
PICARESQUE NOVEL
deals with vagabondsand thieves who steal in order to survive
Ex MOLL FLANDERS by Defoe
ANTI -NOVEL
it breaks with the traditional form of the novel
Ex: Clarissa by Richardson
Ex: Pride and Prejudice by Austen
ADVENTURE NOVELS
REALISM IS A KEY CHARACTERISTIC