Novel STUDENTS : JOSE GUTIERREZ

ERICK BRICEÑO

Definition

• A novel is a long narrative

• normally in prose• Novels tell stories

• the novel has been a part of human culture for over a thousand years

• one of the most popular and treasured examples of human culture and writing.

Novels are different from stories, poems, and narratives in a number of key respects

they are presented in the form of a book

The work must also be wholly fictitious

the storyline must be somewhat complex, and there must be several angles to the narrative

The main differences between a short story and a novel are length and plot development

Characteristics

Types of novelsCommercial fiction

Mysteries

Science fiction

Fantasy

Westerns

Horror

Thrillers

Romance

Historical

Commercial fiction, General Fiction, Literature

The first priority of literary authors is creating works of art.

Famous publications

1. Don Quixote Miguel De CervantesThe story of the gentle knight and his servant Sancho Panza has entranced readers for centuries. 

2. Pilgrim's Progress John BunyanThe one with the Slough of Despond and Vanity Fair. 

3. Robinson Crusoe Daniel Defoe The first English novel. 

4. Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift A wonderful satire that still works for all ages, despite the savagery of Swift's vision. 

5. Tom Jones Henry Fielding The adventures of a high-spirited orphan boy: an unbeatable plot and a lot of sex ending in a blissful marriage. 

6. Clarissa Samuel RichardsonOne of the longest novels in the English language, but unputdownable. 

7. Tristram Shandy Laurence Sterne One of the first bestsellers, dismissed by Dr Johnson as too fashionable for its own good. 

8. Dangerous Liaisons Pierre Choderlos De Laclos An epistolary novel and a handbook for seducers: foppish, French, and ferocious. 

9. Emma Jane AustenNear impossible choice between this and Pride and Prejudice. But Emma never fails to fascinate and annoy. 

10. Frankenstein Mary Shelley Inspired by spending too much time with Shelley and Byron. 

Reference

Novel. (2012, November ). Retrieved from en.wikipedia.org: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novel

The 100 greatest novels of all time: The list. (2014, September 15). Retrieved from theguardian.com: http://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/oct/12/features.fiction

Types of Novels and Which One You Should Write (2009-2014) Retrieved from Creative Writinh Now:

http://www.creative-writing-now.com/types-of-novels.html

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