The document defines and discusses the novel as a genre of fictional prose narrative that emerged in the 18th century. It notes some of the earliest and most influential novels, such as Don Quixote and Tom Jones. The document also examines different types of novels defined by their themes, styles, and subjects, such as epistolary novels, Gothic novels, satirical novels, and romance novels. Finally, it discusses various literary devices and techniques commonly used in novels, such as flashbacks, plot twists, and self-fulfilling prophecies.
6. Lengthy fictional narratives
written in prose, 18th century
• Decameron (1351-1353) - Giovanni
Boccaccio’s
• Le Morte d’Arthur (1469) - Thomas
Malory
• Don Quixote (1605-1615) - by
Miguel de Cervantes of Spain.
7. Pamela, or Virtue
Rewarded (1740-1742) -
Samuel Richardson’s
8. • Clarissa (1748) Richardson’s
• Henry Fielding’s Joseph Andrews (1742)
• Tom Jones (1749)
• Tobias Smollett’s Roderick Random (1748)
• Humphry Clinker (1771)
• Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy (1760-1767)
• Jane Austen’s Sense and Sensibility (1811)
• Pride and Prejudice (1813)
9. We have the strict definition of a
modern novel: a lengthy fictional
narrative, written in prose,
presenting a realistic picture of
believable characters and events.
26. What the writer says directly
is totally different than the
conveyed meaning at the end.
This is divided into two kinds,
scilicet: Political and Historical.
28. About people caught in situations
which draw out their own absurdities
Can be cruel and have an overall
pessimistic view of life
Life is exposed as bizarre and
irrational
Characters are self-obsessed
32. Written by female writers
Describes the place of
women in a male dominated
society
34. Combination of horror and
romance
Utopian but the point about the
fantastical world is not to seek
perfection but to show the fallacy
of seeking perfection
44. Literary methods, literary devices, or
literary motif is the means authors use to
create meaning through language, and that
readers use to understand and appreciate
their works.
45. Story that precedes events in the story
being told—past events or background that
add meaning to current circumstances
46. General term for altering time
sequences, taking characters back to the
beginning of the tale, for instance
47. Also called prolepsis, an interjected scene
that temporarily jumps the narrative forward in
time. Flashforwards often represent events
expected, projected, or imagined to occur in the
future. They may also reveal significant parts of the
story that have not yet occurred, but soon will in
greater detail.