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This lecture course is going to provide an overview on the rise of a specific genre, the
English novel from its origin(s) in the later seventeenth century to the mid-nineteenth
century. In his classic account Ian Watt pointed out the importance of social and economic
factors for an understanding of the English novel (1957). Since then, literary
theory and historical research have entered into controversial debates of Watt's concepts
and have questioned his approach. Despite this, Watt has remained a stimulating
point of departure for an analysis of eighteenth-century novels. In this lecture
course we will extend Watt's model and read other critical texts such as Lennard J.
Davis's or Michael McKeon's examinations of the origins of the novel. |
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Rise of the English Novel