ENGL 20323 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Henry Fielding, The Golden Ass, Daniel Defoe
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A novel is a fictional prose narrative treating elements of everyday life, usually involving a number of characters and a realistic kind of description. Given most influentially by ian watt in the rise of the novel (1957): the novel arose as a form especially suited to the rise of individualism in c16- 17: it found its distinctive development in the hands of three english writers (daniel. Defoe, samuel richardson, and henry fielding) writing in the early 1700s: its form reflects, an age of capitalism--make your way (and your fortune) in the world, an age of protestantism--emphasizes personal decision in faith. This notion aligns the novel as a form with all that is modern. witness this picture of literary history: The golden ass by apuleius, for example (about 150 a. d. ): the anglo-centric vision of the novel might be compared to an argument by.
