Ruth Anne L.

De Leon
BSEd4A
NOVEL AND ROMANCE
Definition, History, Main Elements, Differentiation, Criticisms,
Genres, Top 10
A novel is a long narrative that
is normally in prose, which
describes fictional characters
and events, usually in the form
of a sequential story.

- Wikipedia, 2013
A novel is a self-
contained piece of
fictional prose longer
than 40,000 words.

- The Cambridge Introduction to the Novel
16
th
century
Extended fictional prose
from verse to prose
Development of epic poetry,
prose narratives, holy
scriptures, Classical Greek
epics, etc.

Homers works (8
th
or 9
th

century BC)
Tale of Genji (1010) by
Murasaki Shikibu
Don Quixote (1605) by Miguel
de Cervantes

Palace of Pleasure well furnished
with pleasaunt Histories and
excellent Novelles (1566) by
William Painter
The term novel began to
replace romance on title pages
(1680s)

ROMANCE NOVEL
Titular
character
Lonely heroes
and their
adventures
Role models to
be imitated
Two-part title
Protagonists
are part of the
plot
Teach lessons
through
characters
actions
Love romance / Romance novel
Short story / Novella
Historiography
Verse novel / epic poetry




Brevity
Lack of ambition to produce epic
poetry in prose
Fresh and plain style
Focus is on modern life
Gray-tinted heroes
Readers learn THROUGH their
actions
Definition
Length totality of life
Fictionality
Form
Moralistic purpose

Narrative (esp. plot) construction
Themes
Settings
Characterization
Language use
Verisimilitude (in plot, character,
and setting
Adventure
Bildungsroman
Chick lit
Christian
Crime
Detective
Dystopian
Epistolary
Fantasy
Graphic
Historical
Horror
Magic realism
Mystery
New adult
Non-fiction/faction
Parody
Psychological
Realist
Romance
Science fiction