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    The document discusses three types of novels: the Gothic novel, characterized by dark castles and unspeakable evil, exemplified by works like The Castle of Otranto and Frankenstein; the romance novel, one of the most widely read forms focusing on love, like Jennifer McKnight-Tronsts' Look of Love; and the historical novel, a genre allowing exploration of history's importance in civilization's development, with examples being works by Sir Walter Scott like Waverley, Rob Roy, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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    The document discusses three types of novels: the Gothic novel, characterized by dark castles and unspeakable evil, exemplified by works like The Castle of Otranto and Frankenstein; the romance novel, one of the most widely read forms focusing on love, like Jennifer McKnight-Tronsts' Look of Love; and the historical novel, a genre allowing exploration of history's importance in civilization's development, with examples being works by Sir Walter Scott like Waverley, Rob Roy, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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    Novel Genres

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    The document discusses three types of novels: the Gothic novel, characterized by dark castles and unspeakable evil, exemplified by works like The Castle of Otranto and Frankenstein; the romance novel, one of the most widely read forms focusing on love, like Jennifer McKnight-Tronsts' Look of Love; and the historical novel, a genre allowing exploration of history's importance in civilization's development, with examples being works by Sir Walter Scott like Waverley, Rob Roy, and The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

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    NOVEL

    - comes from the


    Italian "novella"
    (the best are 
    Boccaccio's
    tales).
    N
    ovel
    The Gothic Novel
    -is characterized by
    images of dark castles
    and unspeakable evil
    lurking in the hearts of
    men.
    Gothic – taken from the
    period of architecture
    where building were
    built largely capitalize
    on the immense power
    of divinity.
    Examples of gothic novel
    The Castle of Otranto by
    Horace Walpole
    Vathek by William Beckford
    Frankenstein by Wollstonecraft
    Shelley
    The Romance Novel
    - is one of the most
    wide-read forms of the
    novel.
    Roman – originally meant
    the Graeco-Roman classics
    Example of Romance
    novel

    Look of love by Jennifer


    McKnight-Tronsts
    The Historical Novel
    - was a venue for
    people to realize the
    importance of history
    in the development of
    civilization.
    Examples of Historical Novel
    Waverley
    Rob Roy
    Ivanhoe
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    by: Sir Walter Scott

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