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Who is credited with creating the novel of character?
Who is credited with creating the novel of character?
- Tobias Smollett
- Samuel Richardson (correct)
- Daniel Defoe
- Henry Fielding
Which author brought dramatic intensity and psychological insight to the epistolary novel?
Which author brought dramatic intensity and psychological insight to the epistolary novel?
- Daniel Defoe
- Tobias Smollett
- Henry Fielding
- Samuel Richardson (correct)
Which work is usually considered the first fully-realized English novel?
Which work is usually considered the first fully-realized English novel?
- Joseph Andrews
- Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (correct)
- Tom Jones
- Clarissa
Who is credited with being the first English novelist to perfect the form of the novel told in letters?
Who is credited with being the first English novelist to perfect the form of the novel told in letters?
Which author is known for considering his works as moral preachments?
Which author is known for considering his works as moral preachments?
Who was instrumental in the emergence of the novel as a respected literary form?
Who was instrumental in the emergence of the novel as a respected literary form?
'Tom Jones' and 'Joseph Andrews' contain essays that aim to define and explain what literary genre?
'Tom Jones' and 'Joseph Andrews' contain essays that aim to define and explain what literary genre?
Who is credited with being best known for his picaresque novels?
Who is credited with being best known for his picaresque novels?
Which author is associated with the English Realistic School in literature?
Which author is associated with the English Realistic School in literature?
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Samuel Richardson
- Created the novel of character and brought dramatic intensity and psychological insight to the epistolary novel
- First English novelist to perfect the form in which he chose to work
- Wrote characters that are complete and complex human beings
- Major works:
- Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded (1740-41): considered the first fully-realized English novel, told through a series of letters
- Clarissa (1747-48)
Henry Fielding
- British writer, playwright, and journalist, founder of the English Realistic School in literature with Samuel Richardson
- First to unashamedly write novels, instrumental in the emergence of the novel as a respected literary form
- Major works:
- Joseph Andrews (1742)
- Tom Jones (1749): contains essays defining and explaining the novel as a literary genre
Tobias Smollett
- Scottish poet and author
- Best known for his picaresque novels
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