Novel novels
Welcome to this, The Muse Of Language Arts feature called Novel Novels. Here The Muse
explores the structure of several new forms of the novel invented by
extraordinarily creative and original authors. They illustrate that literary
form is still fresh, alive, and living after almost a thousand years of
development.
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About this feature
The basic structure of the novel novel is a long prose narrative that usually describes fictional
characters and events in the form of a sequential story. The novel is a
literary form that has its roots in the fields of medieval and early modern
romance, and in the tradition of the novella. The novella, an Italian word
used to describe short stories, is the 18th century source of the present
generic English term novel.
Novel writing is one of the most creative kinds of writing in the world;
sadly, it has also proved to be one of the most trashy forms of writing.
Good and bad novels were written during the earliest periods in the life of
the novel; many creative and uncreative ones were produced
in the 20th century; and many more are being produced in the 21st century.
The public considers the novel to be a stable literary form that has
experienced little change in modern times. But literati who have studied the
subject realize that the novel's form and substance have evolved
continuously since it was invented, and are evolving even now.
The purpose of this feature is to explore a few of the ways novels have
changed in the hands of a few highly creative novelists and the types of forces that have impelled their
change. Hence the title Novel Novels.
When this feature is complete, the forces behind the evolution of the
modern novel will be demonstrated by a few cogent examples.
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