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    The Rise of the Novel

    A novel is a long work of narrative fiction, normally written


    in prose form, and which is typically published as a book.

    The term for the novel in most European language is roman, which
    suggests its closeness to the medieval romance. The English name
    is derived from the Italian novella meaning “a little new thing”.
    Romances and novellas, short tales in prose, were predecessors of
    the novel.
    Romance or chivalric romance
    is a type of narrative in prose or verse popular in the aristocratic
    circles of High Medieval and Early Modern Europe. They were
    marvel-filled adventures, often of a knight with heroic qualities,
    who carries out a quest. In later romances, particularly those of
    French origin, there is a marked tendency to emphasize themes
    of courtly love.
    Italian Novella
    Since the 18th century, the term "novella", or "novelle" in
    German, has been used in English and other European languages
    to describe a long short story or a short novel.
    First English novel is said to be Daniel Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe
    1719 and the his Moll Flanders 1722.
    Factors Responsible for the Rise of Novel in the
    18th Century
    1. Rise of Realism
    The 18th-century literature was characterized by the spirit of realism. Reason,
    intellect, and correctness were the main characteristics of 18th-century
    literature. It is also considered as a product of an intellectual milieu shaped by
    the seventeenth-century philosophers as Descartes and Locke, who insisted
    upon the importance of individual experience.
    The reading public wanted to see their lives reflected in a literary form.
    Novelists like Defoe and Richardson, were writing about the struggles of
    middle-class people and using experiences that were clearly recognizable to the
    reading public. They represented characters in particular places and times with
    familiar naming. Subjects were relevant to 18th century concerns.
    2. Availability of Printed Materials
    In the 18th century, the appearance of newspapers and magazines
    attracted a large number of readers from the middle class. These
    new readers had little interest in the romances and
    the tragedies which had interested the upper class.
    Thus, the need for new type of literature that would express the
    new ideas of the 18th century rose, and this new type of literature
    was none but novel.
    3. Rise of Middle Class
    An equally important element in the rise of the novel was economic. As
    industrialization increased, a middle class developed rapidly in England. With
    the increasing middle class came more education and leisure time, both
    ingredients in the popularity of the novel as more people had time to read and
    more money to buy books.
    4. Role of Women
    In the 18th century, women of upper classes and the middle
    classes could not participate in the activities of men. They could
    not engage themselves in administration, politics, hunting,
    drinking etc. hence, in their leisure time, they used to read novels.
    5. Decline of Drama
    The decline of drama also contributed to the rise of the novel in
    the 18th century. In the 18thcentury, drama lost its fame that it had
    in the Elizabethan Age.
    It did not remain an influential literary form, thus its place was
    filled by the English novel after 1740. Thus the decline of drama
    led to the rise of the English novel.
    6. Circulating Libraries
    A circulating library is quite similar to the public libraries that we
    have today. People were able to borrow a limited number of
    books for a set length of time, and they were subject to fines if
    items were lost, damaged, or returned after the due date.
    Likewise, circulating libraries stocked a wide range of items
    including non-fiction, fiction, and eventually children’s books.
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