The document discusses the rise of the novel as a genre in the 18th century. It provides definitions of the novel and traces its origins from prototypes in Elizabethan literature. The rise of the novel coincided with the rise of the middle class in Europe as printing technology advanced and literacy rates increased. Early novels focused on middle-class protagonists and included elements of realism to engage readers. Major novelists like Defoe, Fielding, and Richardson helped establish the novel as a new legitimate form through styles like the epistolary, realistic, and philosophical novels.

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