Terms Related to the Novel Flashcards
adventure novel
a novel where exciting events are more important than character development and sometimes theme
anecdote
a summarized version of a story, generally told to illustrate a point
bildungsroman
a novel concerned with the development of the protagonist’s mind, spirit, and character from childhood to adulthood
dystopian novel
an anti utopian novel where, instead of a paradise, everything has gone wrong int he attempt to create a perfect society
episodic plot
a plot that consists of a series of smaller stories
epistolary novel
this first person narrative progresses in the form of letters, journals, or diaries
existentialist novel
a novel written from an existentialist viewpoint often pointing out the absurdity and meaningless
frame
a narrative structure that provides a setting an exposition for the main narrative in a novel.
gothic novel
a novel in which super natural horrors and an atmosphere of unknown terror pervades the action
novel of manners
a work that defines the social mores of a specific group, often the upper middle class, which control the actions of characters
novel
an extended prose fiction narrative of 50,000 words or more, broadly realistic–concerning the everyday events of ordinary people-and concerned with character
novella
an extended prose fiction narrative longer than a short story but shorter than a novel
picaresque
a novel that relates the adventures of an an eccentric or disreputable hero in episodic form
regional novel
represents accurately the habits, speech, and folklore of of a particular geographical region
roman a clef
a novel in which historical events and actual people are written about under the pretense of being fiction
