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Published in 1957, "The Rise of the Novel" was immediately recognized as a landmark of literary criticism. It has, justifiably, retained this status up to the present.
Published in 1957, "The Rise of the Novel" was immediately recognized as a landmark of literary criticism. It has, justifiably, retained this status up to the present.
Recognizing that life does not present itself in neat separate packages of literature, history, and sociology, "The Rise of the Novel" integrates Watt's considerable knowledge in each of these areas to assess the impact of three authors, Defoe, Richardson and Fielding, upon the development of the English novel in the eighteenth century. In the final chapter, he shows how their contributions were integrated and further developed in the works of Laurence Sterne, Jane Austen and others.
Recognizing that life does not present itself in neat separate packages of [[literature]], [[history]], and [[sociology]], "The Rise of the Novel" integrates Watt's considerable [[knowledge]] in each of these areas to assess the impact of three [[author]]s, Defoe, Richardson and Fielding, upon the development of the English novel in the eighteenth century. In the final chapter, he shows how their contributions were integrated and further developed in the works of Laurence Sterne, Jane Austen and others.
Along the way, he makes numerous fascinating observations that I personally had not run across before. For example:
Along the way, he makes numerous fascinating observations that I personally had not run across before. For example:
