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-A '''novel''' (from French ''[[nouvelle]]'' Italian "[[novella]]", "[[new]]") is an extended, generally [[fiction]]al [[narrative]], typically in [[prose]]. Until the [[18th century in literature|eighteenth century]], the word referred specifically to [[short fiction]]s of [[love]] and intrigue as opposed to ''[[romance (genre)|romance]]s'', which were [[epic poetry|epic]]-length works about love and [[adventure]]. Novels are generally between 60,000-200,000 words, or 300-1,300 pages, in length. During the [[18th century in literature|18th century]] the novel adopted features of the old romance and became one of the major [[literary genre]]s. It is today defined mostly by its ability to become the object of literary criticism demanding [[artistic merit]] and a specific 'literary' style—or specific literary styles.{{GFDL}}+A '''novel''' (from French ''[[nouvelle]]'' Italian "[[novella]]", "[[new]]") is an extended, generally [[fiction]]al [[narrative]], typically in [[prose]]. Until the [[18th century in literature|eighteenth century]], the word referred specifically to [[short fiction]]s of [[love]] and [[intrigue]] as opposed to ''[[romance (genre)|romance]]s'', which were [[epic poetry|epic]]-length works about love and [[adventure]]. Novels are generally between 60,000-200,000 words, or 300-1,300 pages, in length. During the [[18th century in literature|18th century]] the novel adopted features of the old romance and became one of the major [[literary genre]]s. It is today defined mostly by its ability to become the object of literary criticism demanding [[artistic merit]] and a specific 'literary' style—or specific literary styles.{{GFDL}}

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A novel (from French nouvelle Italian "novella", "new") is an extended, generally fictional narrative, typically in prose. Until the eighteenth century, the word referred specifically to short fictions of love and intrigue as opposed to romances, which were epic-length works about love and adventure. Novels are generally between 60,000-200,000 words, or 300-1,300 pages, in length. During the 18th century the novel adopted features of the old romance and became one of the major literary genres. It is today defined mostly by its ability to become the object of literary criticism demanding artistic merit and a specific 'literary' style—or specific literary styles.



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