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The Rise of the Novel - Coggle Diagram
The Rise of the Novel
Daniel Defoe
actively involved in politics
born in 1660 in London
1704: began publishing The Review
1719: began to work on extended fiction
Robinson Crusoe
Moll Flanders
Colonel Jack
Journal of the Plague Year
Roxana
considered the first true Eanglish novelist
What made novels possible?
the existence of professional writers
availability of books
the increasing number of readers
important portion of new readers formed by women
the existence of free time
What are novels?
in Britain: started to attract a new audience
the rising middle class
literary genre stemmed from the mix of older genres
historical tales (focused on the interactions between the individual and the surrounding word)
romances (focused on fantasy)
cultural and historical products