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Defining the Novel by Conventions of Realism and Fictionality

Creator:

Villanti, Rebekah M.

Abstract:

As a relatively recent literary genre, the origin and parameters of the novel are yet to be specifically defined. This essay uses characteristics of early novels to attempt a definition for the novel based on its marks of realism and fictionality. Referencing the novelistic theories of Georg Lukács, Ian Watt,...

Resource Type:

Research Paper