The document discusses the history and evolution of the novel genre. It begins by explaining that the term "novel" originated from Italian and French words used to describe short tales in the medieval period. Over time, novels grew longer and became a way to depict real human life through characters and plots. The document then summarizes several major novel types that developed, including epistolary, picaresque, experimental, historical fiction, gothic fiction, and social realism novels. It provides examples of influential novels for each genre and discusses their defining characteristics.
This document provides an overview of dramatic monologues in literature from ancient Greece to the modern era. It discusses how dramatic monologues have been used in poetry and drama over time, with examples from works like The Idylls of Theocritus, Ovid's Heroides, Shakespeare's A Lover's Complaint, poems by Wordsworth, Coleridge and Keats, and modern works by Eliot and Pound. The key characteristics of a dramatic monologue are that it is a long speech by a single character without interruption, where the speaker reveals insights about themselves through their words to a real or implied audience. Dramatic monologues allow writers to provide psychological insights into their characters.
Medieval romances are stories of adventure in which the chief parts are played by knights, famous kings, or distressed ladies, acting most often under the impulse of love, religious faith, or, in many, mere desire for adventure. The stories were first told in verse, but when, later, prose versions were made, they were also called romances. In length the verse romances vary from a few hundred lines to tens of thousands. . .”
This document provides an overview of English literature, including definitions and examples of different genres. It defines literature as imaginative works that reflect society and human nature. The genres discussed include prose (fiction and non-fiction), poetry, and drama. Within fiction, it describes various subgenres like historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. It also discusses elements of stories like plot, setting, characters, point of view, and theme. For non-fiction, it outlines purposes and examples of forms like biographies, essays, textbooks, and newspapers. Finally, it briefly defines poetry and drama, including common drama types like comedy, tragedy, and musicals.
The document defines and provides examples of various types of novels, including realistic novels, picaresque novels, historical novels, epistolary novels, Bildungsroman novels, gothic novels, autobiographical novels, satirical novels, allegorical novels, regional novels, stream of consciousness novels, utopian novels, science fiction novels, mystery novels, and adventure novels. Each type is characterized by its narrative style, themes, or historical setting. Examples of well-known novels that exemplify each type are also listed.
The document defines different types of novels including autobiographical novels, epistolary novels, social realism novels, historical novels, novels of manners, and mystery novels. It provides examples for each type, such as Charles Dickens' David Copperfield as an autobiographical novel and Samuel Richardson's Pamela and Clarissa as epistolary novels told through letters. The document also introduces Jane Austen as an English novelist known for her realistic portrayals of the landed gentry through works like Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.
This document outlines key elements of novels and drama. For novels, it discusses setting, plot, theme, and characters. It notes that setting establishes the time, place, and background, and that plot provides the order of events and often involves conflict. It also describes different types of characters. For drama, it identifies plot, characters, conflict, irony, theme, climax, music/spectacle, and costumes/makeup as important elements. It provides brief descriptions of each element and how they contribute to drama.
This document provides an overview of key elements of short stories, including definition, typical length, characters, setting, plot, point of view, style, theme and techniques for analysis. It defines short stories as brief fictional narratives involving a limited number of characters and situations to create a single effect. Key elements discussed include setting, atmosphere, character development, conflict, narrative techniques and exploring meaning through themes. Analysis questions are provided for each element to aid close reading of short stories.
The document discusses the history and evolution of the novel genre. It begins by explaining that the term "novel" originated from Italian and French words used to describe short tales in the medieval period. Over time, novels grew longer and became a way to depict real human life through characters and plots. The document then summarizes several major novel types that developed, including epistolary, picaresque, experimental, historical fiction, gothic fiction, and social realism novels. It provides examples of influential novels for each genre and discusses their defining characteristics.
This document provides an overview of dramatic monologues in literature from ancient Greece to the modern era. It discusses how dramatic monologues have been used in poetry and drama over time, with examples from works like The Idylls of Theocritus, Ovid's Heroides, Shakespeare's A Lover's Complaint, poems by Wordsworth, Coleridge and Keats, and modern works by Eliot and Pound. The key characteristics of a dramatic monologue are that it is a long speech by a single character without interruption, where the speaker reveals insights about themselves through their words to a real or implied audience. Dramatic monologues allow writers to provide psychological insights into their characters.
Medieval romances are stories of adventure in which the chief parts are played by knights, famous kings, or distressed ladies, acting most often under the impulse of love, religious faith, or, in many, mere desire for adventure. The stories were first told in verse, but when, later, prose versions were made, they were also called romances. In length the verse romances vary from a few hundred lines to tens of thousands. . .”
This document provides an overview of English literature, including definitions and examples of different genres. It defines literature as imaginative works that reflect society and human nature. The genres discussed include prose (fiction and non-fiction), poetry, and drama. Within fiction, it describes various subgenres like historical fiction, science fiction, fantasy, and mystery. It also discusses elements of stories like plot, setting, characters, point of view, and theme. For non-fiction, it outlines purposes and examples of forms like biographies, essays, textbooks, and newspapers. Finally, it briefly defines poetry and drama, including common drama types like comedy, tragedy, and musicals.
The document defines and provides examples of various types of novels, including realistic novels, picaresque novels, historical novels, epistolary novels, Bildungsroman novels, gothic novels, autobiographical novels, satirical novels, allegorical novels, regional novels, stream of consciousness novels, utopian novels, science fiction novels, mystery novels, and adventure novels. Each type is characterized by its narrative style, themes, or historical setting. Examples of well-known novels that exemplify each type are also listed.
The document defines different types of novels including autobiographical novels, epistolary novels, social realism novels, historical novels, novels of manners, and mystery novels. It provides examples for each type, such as Charles Dickens' David Copperfield as an autobiographical novel and Samuel Richardson's Pamela and Clarissa as epistolary novels told through letters. The document also introduces Jane Austen as an English novelist known for her realistic portrayals of the landed gentry through works like Sense and Sensibility, Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Emma, Northanger Abbey, and Persuasion.
This document outlines key elements of novels and drama. For novels, it discusses setting, plot, theme, and characters. It notes that setting establishes the time, place, and background, and that plot provides the order of events and often involves conflict. It also describes different types of characters. For drama, it identifies plot, characters, conflict, irony, theme, climax, music/spectacle, and costumes/makeup as important elements. It provides brief descriptions of each element and how they contribute to drama.
This document provides an overview of key elements of short stories, including definition, typical length, characters, setting, plot, point of view, style, theme and techniques for analysis. It defines short stories as brief fictional narratives involving a limited number of characters and situations to create a single effect. Key elements discussed include setting, atmosphere, character development, conflict, narrative techniques and exploring meaning through themes. Analysis questions are provided for each element to aid close reading of short stories.
The document discusses various elements of prose fiction including types of prose (fiction and non-fiction), elements of narratives such as plot, character, setting, point of view, and representation of time and consciousness. It provides definitions and examples of different types of prose like historical fiction, realistic fiction, mystery, biography etc. It also explains concepts like plot structure, characterisation techniques, narrative situation, focalization and different ways of representing characters' thoughts and the passage of time in a narrative. The document is intended as a teaching guide for prose fiction.
Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction where an investigator or detective investigates a crime, often murder. Edgar Allan Poe is considered the creator of detective fiction with his character C. Auguste Dupin. Wilkie Collins' novel The Moonstone established many elements that became essential in detective novels. Arthur Conan Doyle popularized the genre with his character Sherlock Holmes. Between the two world wars was the "Golden Age" of detective fiction, featuring authors like Agatha Christie, who created Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Hardboiled fiction emerged in the 1920s-30s US, exemplified by Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade and Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe.
The Rising of The Moon” is a one-act play, based on Patriotism. Lady Gregory wrote a book titled “Seven Short Plays” in 1909 and her play “The Rising of The Moon” was added in that book. It is highly philosophical, hence, universal in nature but at the same time it shows the struggle of people for freedom. Overall, "The Rising of the Moon" remains a powerful and thought-provoking play that continues to resonate with audiences today. Its exploration of timeless themes and universal conflicts ensure that it will remain a relevant piece of literature for years to come.
The dramatic monologue became a popular poetic form in the Victorian period, especially through the works of Robert Browning. It features a single speaker addressing another person or people, revealing their character through what they say. Modernist poets like T.S. Eliot further developed the form in poems like "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" where the speaker's identity is ambiguous. Contemporary poets, including many women, have also used the dramatic monologue to give voice to mythical or historical figures' perspectives.
What is literature ?
Literature is a term use to describe written or spoken material. The term is most commonly used to refer to words of the creative imagination including works of poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction. Literature is the art of written works. It is the body of written works of a language period or culture. Literature is published in written works in a particular style or particular subject. Literature is the mirror of life. Our life and all the subject are related to our life is the subject matter or element of literature. So we can get the touch of our life trough literature.Etymologically, literature has to do with letters,the written as opposed to the spoken word, though not everything that is written down is literature.
What is the function of literature ?
As based conception, Aristoteles in “poetic’ that the function of literature is called “catharsis the primary functions of literature are to delight the reader, and heighten his awareness of life. The subsidiary functions are ‘propaganda’, ‘release’ and ‘escape’; but they are subordinated to the primary creative functions of literature.Propaganda literature’ must be distinguished from mere propaganda in which there is nothing creative. The writer of mere propaganda is simply concerned to popularize facts, ideas, and emotions with which he is familiar. But propaganda that is literature is a creative influence irradiating and transforming the writer’s experience.‘Release literature’ is that in which the dominant motive of the writer is simply the assuagement of starved needs, the release of pent-up forces in the personality. Romances, detective stories, thrillers, poems etc.
Literature also provides ‘escape’ from the grim realities of life, and many people read to escape boredom. The higher type of literature helps the reader to escape from trivial reality into significant reality.
Element of Narrative
Conceptual elements ( surface facts )
Actions – events and the sequence ( plot )
Character ‘ agent of motivation
setting – point of reference
Mode of narration ( expressive devices )
Point of view - focus of the narrator knowledge and values
Style - focus of the author’s atittudes and values
This document provides an introduction to literary theory and criticism. It defines key terms like "criticism", discusses what literary criticism is, and defines a literary critic. It also explains literary theory as different lenses that critics use to analyze works. The document outlines four main types of literary criticism: practical, theoretical, descriptive, and prescriptive. It also summarizes four major theories of literary criticism: mimetic, pragmatic, expressive, and objective. Finally, it discusses traditional approaches like historical/biographical and moral/philosophical criticism as well as modern approaches like formalism, psychoanalysis, feminism, and Marxism.
Sentimental comedy definition and characteristicJetalDhapa
Sentimental comedy emerged as a new dramatic genre in 1800s Britain. It was a reaction against the popular comedy of manners genre of the previous century. Sentimental comedies focused on pathos over humor and used emotionally moving situations to teach moral lessons to audiences, in contrast to the ridicule and satirization of morality in comedies of manners. They were essentially moral dramas driven by a sense of virtue throughout the story, replacing genuine comedy and entertainment with moral lectures and emotions of pity over wit or humor.
The document discusses the origin and characteristics of ballads. It states that ballads derive from medieval French dance songs and were a form of popular poetry and song in Britain and Ireland from the late medieval period to the 19th century. Ballads tell simple narrative stories in short stanzas and were passed down orally at first before being written. They typically feature themes of love, violence, the supernatural and historical figures and are characterized by their singable nature, universal themes, and use of everyday language.
The document outlines the key elements that comprise a short story, including plot, characterization, setting, point of view, tone, symbolism, theme, and language. It discusses each element in 1-2 paragraphs, describing how plots involve an exposition, conflict, and resolution, how characters can be developing or static, how settings contribute to theme, atmosphere, and character understanding, and the different point of view perspectives an author may use like omniscient, first person, dramatic, or limited third person. Tone, symbolism, theme, and style are also defined as important literary devices authors manipulate in short stories.
This document provides biographical information about English novelist Henry Fielding and summarizes his most notable works and contributions to the development of the novel form. It notes that Fielding published influential picaresque novels like Joseph Andrews and Tom Jones in the mid-1700s. The document highlights how Fielding established plot construction, characterization techniques, and realistic depictions of common life that helped establish the modern novel. It concludes that Fielding is considered the "father of the English novel" for devising theories that revolutionized the novel genre.
A presentation on epics and mock epics including summary of Beowulf and battle of the frogs and mice.You can also attach a video of the battle of the frogs and mice from you-tube and get the summary of Aeneid from Google.
The document discusses the rise of the novel in 18th century England and analyzes works by major authors of the period. It provides biographical information on Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne, and Jonathan Swift, and summarizes some of their most important novels including Robinson Crusoe, Pamela, Tom Jones, Tristram Shandy, and Gulliver's Travels. These novels helped establish different genres like realism, sentimentalism, and satire.
The document discusses various types and genres of prose writing. It defines the essay as a short literary composition dealing with a single subject from a personal perspective. It then outlines different types of essays including reflective, narrative, descriptive, biographical, nature, critical, periodical, and didactic essays. The document also discusses fiction genres like prose allegory, romances, satires, novels, short stories, and novelettes. Additionally, it covers prose drama genres and subdivisions like comedy, tragedy, melodrama, farce, and special types. Finally, it defines and provides examples of non-fiction prose types such as biography, autobiography, letters, diaries, journals, book reviews, literary criticism, and
This document provides an overview of 17th century English literature during the Puritan and Restoration periods. It summarizes the major genres of the time, including Puritan poetry divided into the School of Spenser, Metaphysical school, and Cavalier poets. The major dramatists of Jacobean and Caroline drama are also discussed, along with famous prose writers like Bacon, Burton, Milton and Taylor. The document analyzes the work and styles of influential poets, dramatists and prose writers like Donne, Jonson, Milton and others during this period of English literature.
The document defines the novel and discusses its key elements. It begins by exploring the origins of the term novel and how it has been defined by various scholars. Some of the essential elements or features of the novel that are discussed include theme, plot, characters, setting, and narrative technique/point of view. An example of the classic novel "Silas Marner" by George Eliot is provided to illustrate these concepts. Finally, some common types of novels are identified such as social novels, historical novels, regional novels, and picaresque novels.
Critical analysis of Character of EstragonJetalDhapa
The document provides a critical analysis of the character Estragon from Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. It discusses Estragon's simplistic and impulsive nature in contrast to Vladimir's verbosity. Estragon suffers physically with issues like pain from ill-fitting boots. He sees people as "ignorant apes" and wants to be left alone. The document also compares Estragon's character to the character of Ambi from the Tamil film Anniyan, who has multiple personality disorder. Further comparisons are made to the characters in the films Gajini and Memento.
The document provides an overview of the characters in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It describes the main characters such as Hamlet, King Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, Polonius, Ophelia, Laertes, and Horatio. It summarizes their roles, relationships, and fate over the course of the tragedy. The document also briefly outlines some of the minor characters and events in the play, such as Hamlet's encounter with the ghost of his father and his plans for revenge against his uncle Claudius.
The document discusses the rise of the novel as a genre in the 18th century. It provides definitions of the novel and traces its origins from prototypes in Elizabethan literature. The rise of the novel coincided with the rise of the middle class in Europe as printing technology advanced and literacy rates increased. Early novels took different forms such as epistolary, realistic, philosophical, and experimental novels. Major early novelists included Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, and Swift. Theories on the rise of the novel discussed include formal realism, progressive narrative, and specific novelistic features before the formal establishment of the genre.
This literary quiz document provides questions for a quiz with the following rules:
- Direct questions are worth +20 points without options
- Multiple choice questions (MCQ) are worth +15 for the first attempt and +10 and +5 for the second and third attempts
- Teams can choose a lucky color for +10 points irrespective of a direct question or pass
- Teams get 1 attempt per question
- There is no negative marking
The document then provides a series of trivia questions related to literature, movies, famous people and more for the quiz.
The document discusses various elements of prose fiction including types of prose (fiction and non-fiction), elements of narratives such as plot, character, setting, point of view, and representation of time and consciousness. It provides definitions and examples of different types of prose like historical fiction, realistic fiction, mystery, biography etc. It also explains concepts like plot structure, characterisation techniques, narrative situation, focalization and different ways of representing characters' thoughts and the passage of time in a narrative. The document is intended as a teaching guide for prose fiction.
Detective fiction is a subgenre of crime fiction where an investigator or detective investigates a crime, often murder. Edgar Allan Poe is considered the creator of detective fiction with his character C. Auguste Dupin. Wilkie Collins' novel The Moonstone established many elements that became essential in detective novels. Arthur Conan Doyle popularized the genre with his character Sherlock Holmes. Between the two world wars was the "Golden Age" of detective fiction, featuring authors like Agatha Christie, who created Hercule Poirot and Miss Marple. Hardboiled fiction emerged in the 1920s-30s US, exemplified by Dashiell Hammett's Sam Spade and Raymond Chandler's Philip Marlowe.
The Rising of The Moon” is a one-act play, based on Patriotism. Lady Gregory wrote a book titled “Seven Short Plays” in 1909 and her play “The Rising of The Moon” was added in that book. It is highly philosophical, hence, universal in nature but at the same time it shows the struggle of people for freedom. Overall, "The Rising of the Moon" remains a powerful and thought-provoking play that continues to resonate with audiences today. Its exploration of timeless themes and universal conflicts ensure that it will remain a relevant piece of literature for years to come.
The dramatic monologue became a popular poetic form in the Victorian period, especially through the works of Robert Browning. It features a single speaker addressing another person or people, revealing their character through what they say. Modernist poets like T.S. Eliot further developed the form in poems like "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock" where the speaker's identity is ambiguous. Contemporary poets, including many women, have also used the dramatic monologue to give voice to mythical or historical figures' perspectives.
What is literature ?
Literature is a term use to describe written or spoken material. The term is most commonly used to refer to words of the creative imagination including works of poetry, drama, fiction and non-fiction. Literature is the art of written works. It is the body of written works of a language period or culture. Literature is published in written works in a particular style or particular subject. Literature is the mirror of life. Our life and all the subject are related to our life is the subject matter or element of literature. So we can get the touch of our life trough literature.Etymologically, literature has to do with letters,the written as opposed to the spoken word, though not everything that is written down is literature.
What is the function of literature ?
As based conception, Aristoteles in “poetic’ that the function of literature is called “catharsis the primary functions of literature are to delight the reader, and heighten his awareness of life. The subsidiary functions are ‘propaganda’, ‘release’ and ‘escape’; but they are subordinated to the primary creative functions of literature.Propaganda literature’ must be distinguished from mere propaganda in which there is nothing creative. The writer of mere propaganda is simply concerned to popularize facts, ideas, and emotions with which he is familiar. But propaganda that is literature is a creative influence irradiating and transforming the writer’s experience.‘Release literature’ is that in which the dominant motive of the writer is simply the assuagement of starved needs, the release of pent-up forces in the personality. Romances, detective stories, thrillers, poems etc.
Literature also provides ‘escape’ from the grim realities of life, and many people read to escape boredom. The higher type of literature helps the reader to escape from trivial reality into significant reality.
Element of Narrative
Conceptual elements ( surface facts )
Actions – events and the sequence ( plot )
Character ‘ agent of motivation
setting – point of reference
Mode of narration ( expressive devices )
Point of view - focus of the narrator knowledge and values
Style - focus of the author’s atittudes and values
This document provides an introduction to literary theory and criticism. It defines key terms like "criticism", discusses what literary criticism is, and defines a literary critic. It also explains literary theory as different lenses that critics use to analyze works. The document outlines four main types of literary criticism: practical, theoretical, descriptive, and prescriptive. It also summarizes four major theories of literary criticism: mimetic, pragmatic, expressive, and objective. Finally, it discusses traditional approaches like historical/biographical and moral/philosophical criticism as well as modern approaches like formalism, psychoanalysis, feminism, and Marxism.
Sentimental comedy definition and characteristicJetalDhapa
Sentimental comedy emerged as a new dramatic genre in 1800s Britain. It was a reaction against the popular comedy of manners genre of the previous century. Sentimental comedies focused on pathos over humor and used emotionally moving situations to teach moral lessons to audiences, in contrast to the ridicule and satirization of morality in comedies of manners. They were essentially moral dramas driven by a sense of virtue throughout the story, replacing genuine comedy and entertainment with moral lectures and emotions of pity over wit or humor.
The document discusses the origin and characteristics of ballads. It states that ballads derive from medieval French dance songs and were a form of popular poetry and song in Britain and Ireland from the late medieval period to the 19th century. Ballads tell simple narrative stories in short stanzas and were passed down orally at first before being written. They typically feature themes of love, violence, the supernatural and historical figures and are characterized by their singable nature, universal themes, and use of everyday language.
The document outlines the key elements that comprise a short story, including plot, characterization, setting, point of view, tone, symbolism, theme, and language. It discusses each element in 1-2 paragraphs, describing how plots involve an exposition, conflict, and resolution, how characters can be developing or static, how settings contribute to theme, atmosphere, and character understanding, and the different point of view perspectives an author may use like omniscient, first person, dramatic, or limited third person. Tone, symbolism, theme, and style are also defined as important literary devices authors manipulate in short stories.
This document provides biographical information about English novelist Henry Fielding and summarizes his most notable works and contributions to the development of the novel form. It notes that Fielding published influential picaresque novels like Joseph Andrews and Tom Jones in the mid-1700s. The document highlights how Fielding established plot construction, characterization techniques, and realistic depictions of common life that helped establish the modern novel. It concludes that Fielding is considered the "father of the English novel" for devising theories that revolutionized the novel genre.
A presentation on epics and mock epics including summary of Beowulf and battle of the frogs and mice.You can also attach a video of the battle of the frogs and mice from you-tube and get the summary of Aeneid from Google.
The document discusses the rise of the novel in 18th century England and analyzes works by major authors of the period. It provides biographical information on Daniel Defoe, Samuel Richardson, Henry Fielding, Laurence Sterne, and Jonathan Swift, and summarizes some of their most important novels including Robinson Crusoe, Pamela, Tom Jones, Tristram Shandy, and Gulliver's Travels. These novels helped establish different genres like realism, sentimentalism, and satire.
The document discusses various types and genres of prose writing. It defines the essay as a short literary composition dealing with a single subject from a personal perspective. It then outlines different types of essays including reflective, narrative, descriptive, biographical, nature, critical, periodical, and didactic essays. The document also discusses fiction genres like prose allegory, romances, satires, novels, short stories, and novelettes. Additionally, it covers prose drama genres and subdivisions like comedy, tragedy, melodrama, farce, and special types. Finally, it defines and provides examples of non-fiction prose types such as biography, autobiography, letters, diaries, journals, book reviews, literary criticism, and
This document provides an overview of 17th century English literature during the Puritan and Restoration periods. It summarizes the major genres of the time, including Puritan poetry divided into the School of Spenser, Metaphysical school, and Cavalier poets. The major dramatists of Jacobean and Caroline drama are also discussed, along with famous prose writers like Bacon, Burton, Milton and Taylor. The document analyzes the work and styles of influential poets, dramatists and prose writers like Donne, Jonson, Milton and others during this period of English literature.
The document defines the novel and discusses its key elements. It begins by exploring the origins of the term novel and how it has been defined by various scholars. Some of the essential elements or features of the novel that are discussed include theme, plot, characters, setting, and narrative technique/point of view. An example of the classic novel "Silas Marner" by George Eliot is provided to illustrate these concepts. Finally, some common types of novels are identified such as social novels, historical novels, regional novels, and picaresque novels.
Critical analysis of Character of EstragonJetalDhapa
The document provides a critical analysis of the character Estragon from Samuel Beckett's play Waiting for Godot. It discusses Estragon's simplistic and impulsive nature in contrast to Vladimir's verbosity. Estragon suffers physically with issues like pain from ill-fitting boots. He sees people as "ignorant apes" and wants to be left alone. The document also compares Estragon's character to the character of Ambi from the Tamil film Anniyan, who has multiple personality disorder. Further comparisons are made to the characters in the films Gajini and Memento.
The document provides an overview of the characters in William Shakespeare's play Hamlet. It describes the main characters such as Hamlet, King Hamlet, Gertrude, Claudius, Polonius, Ophelia, Laertes, and Horatio. It summarizes their roles, relationships, and fate over the course of the tragedy. The document also briefly outlines some of the minor characters and events in the play, such as Hamlet's encounter with the ghost of his father and his plans for revenge against his uncle Claudius.
The document discusses the rise of the novel as a genre in the 18th century. It provides definitions of the novel and traces its origins from prototypes in Elizabethan literature. The rise of the novel coincided with the rise of the middle class in Europe as printing technology advanced and literacy rates increased. Early novels took different forms such as epistolary, realistic, philosophical, and experimental novels. Major early novelists included Defoe, Fielding, Richardson, Sterne, and Swift. Theories on the rise of the novel discussed include formal realism, progressive narrative, and specific novelistic features before the formal establishment of the genre.
This literary quiz document provides questions for a quiz with the following rules:
- Direct questions are worth +20 points without options
- Multiple choice questions (MCQ) are worth +15 for the first attempt and +10 and +5 for the second and third attempts
- Teams can choose a lucky color for +10 points irrespective of a direct question or pass
- Teams get 1 attempt per question
- There is no negative marking
The document then provides a series of trivia questions related to literature, movies, famous people and more for the quiz.
This document provides an overview of the development of the short story genre. It discusses origins in oral traditions and early forms like anecdotes and fables. It then traces the evolution of the short story in various regions from the 14th century onward, highlighting important authors and works in Europe, Russia, the United States, and India. The document also defines characteristics of the short story and discusses increased popularity in the 19th-20th centuries due to growth of magazines and demand for brief fiction.
This document provides summaries of several famous authors. It discusses William Shakespeare, the renowned English playwright who wrote 38 plays and 154 sonnets between 1589 and 1613. It also mentions Jane Austen, the beloved English novelist known for her romantic fiction set among the gentry. Additionally, it outlines Mark Twain, the iconic American humorist and author best known for Adventures of Huckleberry Finn and Tom Sawyer. Finally, it briefly summarizes J.K. Rowling, the creator of the blockbuster Harry Potter series, and Dan Brown, the thriller novelist famous for The Da Vinci Code.
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An approachable and appealing view of modern English literature. Some writers, their main titles and book editions are presented in this project work, to interest English language learners at Universidad del Atlantico in a first contact with English literature and culture in Barranquilla Colombia.
This document summarizes notable 19th century English novelists and their works. It discusses novelists such as Jane Austen, Mary Shelley, Edgar Allan Poe, Sir Walter Scott, Charles Dickens, the Brontë sisters, George Eliot, Anthony Trollope, Joseph Conrad, Robert Louis Stevenson, Oscar Wilde, and Thomas Hardy. For each author, it lists several of their novels and provides brief descriptions or context about their styles and stories. The document aims to provide an overview of the major English novelists and their significant literary contributions during the 19th century.
The document provides clues to identify literary works, authors, and characters. It includes riddles about:
- Salman Rushdie and Midnight's Children, which won him the Booker Prize and Nobel Prize.
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe, widely considered the first modern novel from Africa.
- Agatha Christie's novel The Murder of Roger Ackroyd, known for its innovative twist ending.
This is a presentation that I and some of my friends made for our History Project. It is a presentation that has information about 4 boring topics -- Novels for the Young, The New Women, Colonialism and After and Novels in India. Hope you enjoy :)
The document discusses various literary genres and movements in 19th century literature in England, including Gothic fiction, sentimental novels, novels of virtue, and the rise of the novel form. It notes that Gothic fiction was popular but not considered "high art" and featured settings like dark castles and churches intended to scare audiences. Sentimental novels often told stories of "fallen women" and illicit sexuality as a way for female authors to support themselves financially. Novels of virtue emerged as instructional texts for proper female behavior. The Victorian period saw the novel reach its peak popularity and gain more artistic respect, with notable novelists including Dickens, the Brontë sisters, Austen, Eliot, and others.
The document describes a 5-round literary quiz competition with rounds on classics, visual identification, mythology, title guessing, and rapid-fire questions. It provides sample questions, outlines scoring for each round including bonuses for faster title guesses, and notes the quiz master's
This document provides an overview of four prominent 18th century English novelists: Henry Fielding, Tobias Smollett, Laurence Sterne, and Samuel Richardson. It discusses their biographies and defines some key literary terms and genres from that era like the picaresque novel. For each novelist, it lists one or two of their major novels from that time period. The document serves to introduce these four writers who helped establish and develop the novel form during the 18th century transition period in English literature.
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2. Definition
Short story Novel
a brief work of literature
where usually written in
narrative prose and the
main character faces a
conflict that is worked out
in the plot of the story.
a long narrative, normally
in prose, which describes
fictional characters and
events, usually in the form
of a sequential story.
3. Length
Short story Novel
•500-1.500 words
•Can be read at a single sitting.
(Edgar Allen Poe suggested that a
short story should take 30 minutes
to two hours to read.)
•Over 80,000 – 120,000 words
(Science fiction and fantasy tend to
be longer (up to 125,000 words).
•Can not be read at a single sitting.
4. Plot
Short story Novel
• Its plot is not very complex.
(usually focus on a single subject or
theme).
• short stories tend to have simpler
plots and more straight to the point.
• Complex plot.
• the plot is longer and more
complicated with different themes
and developments.
5. Setting
Short story Novel
• Short stories are much more likely
to take place during a constricted
time period such as one day.
• It might be one place or it might
coves more than one places.
6. Characters
Short story Novel
• Limited number of characters.
• Short Stories are About One
Character.
• There is no limit number of
characters.
• Novels are about many characters.
7. Point of View
Short story Novel
• There are three types:
1. First person
2. Second person
3. Third person
• There are three types:
1. First person
2. Second person
3. Third person
8. Genres
Short story & Novel
We divide it as 3 main genres:
• Fiction
• Romance
• Thriller
9. Subgenres of Romance
Short story & Novel
• Contemporary romance
• Bildungsroman
• Dark Romanticism
• Erotic romance
• Ethnic/multicultural romance
• Futuristic, Fantasy, and
Paranormal romance
• Gay and lesbian romance
• Historical romance
• Humorous romance
• Inspirational romance
• Mysteries romance
• Regency romance
• Romantic Suspense
• Time Travel Romance
• Victorian romance
10. The Famous Authors of Romance
Short story Novel
• Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Ernest Hemingway
• Ann Beattie
• Raymond Carver
• John Updike
• O Henry
• Vladimir Nabokov
• Bobbie Ann Mason
• Stephenie Meyer
• Nicholas Sparks
• Jane Austen
• E. L. James
• Julia Quinn
• Nora Roberts
• Jackie Collins
• William Shakespeare
• Charlotte Brontë
11. The Famous short stories of romance :
• Ligeia by Edgar Allan Poe (1838)
• The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry (1906)
• Spring in Fialta by Vladimir Nabokov (1936)
• Going to Meet the Man by James Arthur Baldwin (1965)
• Love Life ( Bobbie Ann Mason: 1989)
• Licks of Love ( John Updike: 2000)
12. The Famous novel of romance :
• Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare (1567)
• Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen (1813)
• Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë (1847)
• Twilight by Stephenie Meyer (2005)
13. Subgenres of Thriller
Short story & Novel
• Action thriller
• Conspiracy thriller
• Crime thriller
• Disaster thriller
• Eco-thriller
• Forensic thriller
• Legal thriller
• Mystery thriller
• Medical thriller
• Political thriller
• Psychological thriller
• Religious thriller
• Spy thriller
• Supernatural thriller
• Techno-thriller
14. The Famous Authors of Thriller
Short story Novel
• Edgar Allan Poe
• M. R. James
• Virginia Woolf
• Henry James
• Nathaniel Hawthorne
• Dan Brown
• David Baldacci
• Harlan Coben
• Mary Higgins Clark
• Agatha Christie
15. The Famous short stories of thriller :
• Black Cat by Edgar Allan Poe (1843)
• The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe
(1845)
• The House of the Seven Gables by Nathaniel
Hawthorne (1851)
• The Turn of the Screw by Henry James (1898)
• Number 13 by M. R. James (1904)
• A Haunted House by Virginia Woolf (1921)
16. The Famous novel of thriller :
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
(1939)
• To Kill a Mocking Bird by Harper Lee (1962)
• The Silence of the Lambs by Thomas Harris (1988)
• The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown (2009)
• The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith (2014)
17. Subgenres of Fiction
Short story & Novel
• Adventure fiction
• Black comedy
• Comedy
• Comedy-drama
• Comedy of errors (farce)
• Comedy of manners
• Crime fiction
• Detective fiction
• Fable
• Fantasy fiction
• Fictional autobiography
• Fictional biography
• Folk Tale
• Gothic fiction
• Horror fiction
• Legend Fiction
• Mystery fiction
• Science fiction
• Tragedy
• Tragicomedy
18. The Famous Authors of Fiction
Short story Novel
• O. Henry
• Harper Lee
• Anton Chekhov
• Franz Kafka
• Edgar Allan Poe
• Ernest Hemingway
• J. K. Rowling
• J. R. R. Tolkien
• Suzanne Collins
• James Dashner
• Veronica Roth
• Rick Riordan
19. The Famous short stories of fiction
- The Ransom of Red Chief by O Henry (1910)
- The Snows of Kilimanjaro by Ernest Hemingway (1936)
- Runaway by Alice Munro (2004)
- This Isn’t the Sort of Thing That Happens
to Someone Like You by Jon McGregor (2012)
20. The Famous novel of fiction
- The Hobbit by J. R. R. Tolkien (1937)
- The Lord of The Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien (1954)
- Harry Potter and the sorcerer's stone by J. K. Rowling
(1997)
- The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins (2008-2010)
- The Maze Runner by James Dashner (2009)
21. Example of Science fiction
Short story Novel
• A Sound of Thunder
by Ray Bradbury.
• The Hunger Games
by Suzanne Collins.