The Theory of Characterization in Prose Fiction Prior to 1740 (Classic Reprint)
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Excerpt from The Theory of Characterization in Prose Fiction Prior to 1740 No student of pre-Richardsonian prose fiction can examine the usual text-book in this field without discovering that the average historian of the novel rests practically all his judgments upon a much narrower foundation than does the writer upon poetry or the drama. The critic who discusses the verse of Wordsworth or the tragedies of Dryden conscientiously appraises the theories of composition expounded by these authors. Yet, if Koerting be excepted, historians of fiction seldom do more than analyze the practice of a few major novelists and romancers. Then upon this insufficient base they ground sweeping assertions concerning the nature of early fictional types. They go so far as to hint that pre-Richardsonian fictionists either had no theories of their art, or, at best, dropped negligible comments. The truth of the matter is that, buried in prefaces and epilogs, there is considerable material dealing with the aims of fiction, its constructive technique, its modes of characterization, its descriptive setting, and its style. Such speculations are surely worth the scholar´s attention. Moreover, it seems to the present writer that this attitude of historians of the novel causes a misunderstanding of pre-Richardsonian purposes and methods - and, to be specific, of the place of Prevost, Fielding, and Richardson in the chronicles of literature. In the hope, then, that this study may somewhat clarify the facts of the case, the writer has judged it desirable not only to collect and evaluate this ignored theorizing, but to reprint much of it verbatim. Unfortunately, in a study of limited compass, the mass of such material can not be adequately presented. Accordingly, the author has confined the treatment to what is probably its most important phase - the expressed theory of characterization in the long prose fiction prior to 1740. Several terms in the formula require definition. "Expressed theory of characterization" is one. In its strictest sense, the phrase could include but two sources of information: direct remarks by fictionists themselves; and the utterances of such early professional critics as Lope de Vega, Fancan, Sorel, Huet, Rothh, or Lenglet-Dufresnoy. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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