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types of novel

1. NOVEL in English Literature Types of

2. Definition The term 'Novel' refers to a fictitious prose narrative or tale of a lengthy plot that presents a picture series of a real or imaginary life. It is longer and much more elaborate than a short story. The word 'novella' was applied by Boccaccio for his tales written in the 14th century in Italy. The novel became very popular in the second half of the 18th century. BOCCACCIO

3. Types An Autobiographical Novel The Gothic Novel An Epistolary Novel The Picaresque Novel Social Realism Novel The Domestic Novel The Psychological Novel Historical Novel: Mystery Novel Science Fiction Bildungsroman Novel (Coming of age novel)

4. An Autobiographical Novel A novel based on a life of the author . EXAMPLE : NOVEL : David Copperfield by Charles Dicken

5. The Gothic Novel The Gothic novel is also called horror novels. They were developed in the second half of the 18th century. EXAMPLE : Castle of Otranto by Horace Walpole

6. An Epistolary Novel An epistolary novel is a novel in which the plot of the novel develops through the medium of letters. EXAMPLE The best example is 'Pamela' by Richardson.

7. The Picaresque Novel In this novel, the hero is a rough or bad character who comes across a number of characters equally bad during his wandering from place to place. EXAMPLE 'TOM jones' by Henry Fielding is a good example of it.

8. Social Realism Novel Social or Sociological novels deal with the nature , function and effects of the society which the characters inhabit – often for the purpose of effecting reform. Social issues came to the forefront with the condition of laborers in the industrial revolution and later in the depression : EXAMPLE S Dickens’ hard times , Gaskell’s Mary barton .

9. The Domestic Novel This novel presents the day to day life of a middle-class family and its relations with friends and neighbors. Jane Austen's novels are domestic novels. EXAMPLE ‘Pride and Prejudice’ by Jane Austen

10. The Psychological Novel This novel is the most modern novel. Some of these novels are also called ' Stream of Consciousness' novel. In this type of novel, the novelist gives emphasis on the delineation of the inner world of his characters. In other words, the psychological novel deals with the psychology of the characters—their inner thoughts, emotions, passions, and motives which generally remain hidden in the mind of the characters. EXAMPLE The Turn of the Screw (1898) by Henry James,

11. Historical Novel: Novels that reconstruct a past age, often when two cultures are in conflict Fictional characters interact with historical figures in actual events Sir Walter Scott (1771-1832),the father of the historical novel: EXAMPLE The Waverly Novels (1814-1819) Ivanhoe (1819) Evokes the atmosphere of a vanished era.

12. Mystery Novel The mystery genre is the type of fiction in which the detective or other professional solves a crime or series of crimes , it can also be appeared as a novel of short story this genre is called as a detective novel. EXAMPLE AUTHOR : Dan Browns NOVEL : the Da-vinci code

13. Science Fiction Science fiction is a type of literature that deals with inventive technologies, futurism, space travel and exploration, and other science-based components. Science fiction texts are often set in the future, in space, on a different world, or in a different universe or dimension. EXAMPLES Some well-known 20th century science fiction texts include 1984 by George Orwell, Brave New World by Alduous Huxley, and The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand.

14. Bildungsroman Novel (Coming of age novel) “Bildungsroman” is German for “novel of education” or “novel of formation,” and it is a story that traces the moral and psychological growth of its protagonist over time, with a focus on the trials and misfortunes that affect the character's growth.Examples of bildungsroman include the following: EXAMPLE Jane Eyre (1847) by Charlotte Bronte,