Paper - 2, The Neo Classical Literature

1. Hiteshbhai C. Parmar
Roll No. 13
Semester – M.A. Sem. 1
Year 2013 - 14
Topic:-
The origin and Development of
Novel and The Major Novelists of
The Neo – Classical Age
Submitted to: Dr. Dilip Barad
Smt. S.B. Gardi
Department of English
M.K.Bhavnagar University, Bhavnagar.

2. The Neo Classical – Age (1700 - 1800)
(Augustan Age, Age of Prose and Reason, Eighteen Century Literature)
(1) History of Period
- The French Revolution of 1688 ,
- Affected Literature,
- It has Theme of war.

3. The Neo Classical – Age (1700 - 1800)
(Augustan Age, Age of Prose and Reason, Eighteen Century Literature)
(2) Social Development
- Poetry and Drama were under French influence.
- The prose was at the Highest point.
- Political Party – Whig and Tory

4. There were Four originators foe the development of the Novel, they are:-
Samuel
Richardson
Lawrence
Stern
Novelist
Tobias
Smallet
Henry
Fielding

5. (1) Samuel Richardson (1689 - 1761)
- Started a new Type of
novel called – The
Epistolary Novel
(Realism and Romance)
- Carissa Harlow – novel
gave reputation

6. Samuel Richardson
(Major Work)
(1)Pamela or Virtue
(2)Clarissa or The Adventure of a
young boy
(3) Clarissa Harlow
(4) Sir Charles Grandson

7. (2) Henry Fielding (1707 - 1754)
- He was Adventurous
Person
- His Ideas of adventurous
leads him to write his First
Novel ‘The adventures of
Joseph’

8. Henry Fielding
(Major Work)
(1) A journey from his world to the
next
(2)Tom Jones
(3) Amelia
(4) Voyages to Libson

9. (3) Tobias Smollett (1721 - 1771)
- He utilized - The
Picaresquel Novel
- The hero is a roguery

10. Tobias Smollett
(Major Work)
(1) The adventures of Roderick
Random
(2)The adventures of Peregrine Rickle
(3) The adventures of Ferdianand

11. (4) Lawrence Sterne (1713 - 1768)
- Characters of Stern’s novel
are chief claim to
greatness.
- First novel –Tristam Shandy

12. Lawrence Sterne
(Major Work)
(1) Tristam Shandy
(2) A sentimental journey through
France and Italy.