9 Questions
Who is credited with creating the novel of character?
Samuel Richardson
Which author brought dramatic intensity and psychological insight to the epistolary novel?
Samuel Richardson
Which work is usually considered the first fully-realized English novel?
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
Who is credited with being the first English novelist to perfect the form of the novel told in letters?
Samuel Richardson
Which author is known for considering his works as moral preachments?
Henry Fielding
Who was instrumental in the emergence of the novel as a respected literary form?
Henry Fielding
'Tom Jones' and 'Joseph Andrews' contain essays that aim to define and explain what literary genre?
Novel
Who is credited with being best known for his picaresque novels?
Tobias Smollett
Which author is associated with the English Realistic School in literature?
Henry Fielding
Study Notes
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
Learn about Samuel Richardson, the English novelist who pioneered the novel of character and brought dramatic intensity to the epistolary novel. Discover how Richardson perfected the form of the novel told in letters, showcasing psychological insight in his works.
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