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The word novella originated from the word 'novelle' a type of

____Italian__prose fiction.
The psychological novel presents the __inner/internal__life of the protagonist.
The word 'utopia' possesses the ___ideal_qualities.
In the 18th century middle class people could get time to read and discuss
novels because of spread of machines
The novel has a history of about 2000 years.
The new literature written in the 18th century was characterised by spirit of
realism.
In allegorical novel, the surface meaning is different from the symbolic
meaning.
William James has coined the phrase 'stream of consciousness'.
Virginia Woolf pioneered the 'stream of consciousness'.
Indian English novels have exhibited global concerns.
Novella is shorter than novel.
Picaresque comes from the word rogue.
Epistolery novels are about letters.
The main character in a novel is called protagonist.
The opposite character is called antagonist.
Anita Desai,Nayantara Sehgal- revolutionised Indian English novel.
Advent of machines- led to more reading habit
20th century writers- James Joyce, George Orwell, E.M.Forster
Immigrant authors- V.S.Naipaul, Salman Rushdie
Women writers-Jane Austen, Bronte sisters

Picaresque novel. adventures of protagonist


Historical novel early period
Allegorical novel Two meanings
Bildungsroman 'growth' of character
Murasaki Sikibu Tale of Genji
Jonathan Swift Gulliver's Travels
John Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress
Bankim Chandra Rajmohans's Wife
Chattopadhyay
Joseph Conrad 'Heart of Darkness'
John Steinbeck 'Pearl', a novella
Mary Shelly 'Frankenstein'
Cervantes Don Quixote
Aphra Behn 'Oroonoko'
Gothic novel Mystery
1st novel on science Frankenstein
World's first novel Tale of Gengi
First European novel Don Quixote
India's first novel Rajmohans's Wife
Agatha Christie Novels on crime
Hercule Poirot Detective
Pick out the odd element
1. Joseph Conrad, Daniel Defoe, Anthony Burgess,Graham Greene
2. Mystery, style, conflict, character
3. The Turn of Screw, Aphrah Behn, Pilgrim's Progress, Heart of Darkness
4. Drama, novel, Psychology,Poetry
5. Amit Ghosh, Henry Fielding,Vikram Seth, Anita Desai
6. Plot ,Novella, setting,theme
7. place, time, epistolary, climate
8. horror, mystery, picaresque, thriller

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