ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The 18th century marked the period where novels were distributed on a large scale, and a certain level of demand arose among English readers. This demand is also due to people’s desire for reading about everyday events, events which went on to shape the lives and actions of fictional characters.

Detailed explanation-2: -It is possible to say that the novel as a literary genre emerged in the beginning of the eighteenth century. The industrial revolution can be said, paved the way to the rise of the middle-class and it also created a demand for people’s desire for reading subjects related to their everyday experiences.

Detailed explanation-3: -The rise of the novel was a result of the democratic movement. The spread of education increased the number of readers. The appearance of newspapers and magazines developed the habit of reading. New prose style and decline of drama These things made way for the 18’th century novel.

Detailed explanation-4: -A key concern in the eighteenth century novel is its preoccupation with realism, and realistic depiction of society. Broadly speaking, ‘realism’ is a term that can be applied to the accurate depiction of the everyday life of a place or period in a literarily work.

Detailed explanation-5: -The authors sought to have an understanding of what humanity was like. The 18th century appeared during an era of political upheavals. The characteristic of the authors work done during this age is that it laid emphasis on the unity of politics and literature.