LITERATURE QUESTIONS
INTRODUCTION TO LITERARY STUDIES
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A novel set in the past
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A novel that consists entirely of dialogue
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A novel that is set in the countryside of Europe
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A novel that consists of a series of documents, such as diary entries, letters, and newspaper articles
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Detailed explanation-1: -The term “epistolary novel” refers to the works of fiction that are written in the form of letters or other documents. “Epistolary” is simply the adjectival form of the noun epistle, from the Latinized Greek for letter. The letter as a written genre, of course, predates the novel itself.
Detailed explanation-2: -Pamela; or, Virtue Rewarded is an epistolary novel first published in 1740 by English writer Samuel Richardson.
Detailed explanation-3: -Characteristics of epistolary novels Novels written in an epistolary format are often less dialogue-driven, with more emphasis on thoughts, feelings, and emotions. Instead of being in the action with the protagonist, most “scenes” are filtered through the character and presented as memories.
Detailed explanation-4: -Mary Shelley employs the epistolary form in her novel Frankenstein (1818).