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(12 ) Instead of conform to traditional practice (such as the classical and renaissance epic based on history and fables), the novel focused more on the individual where the pursuance of truth is conceived of as a wholly individual matter, logically independent of the tradition of past thought. (13) By rejecting traditional plots the novel distinguished itself out from all other previous form of literature, making individual experience the replacement for collective tradition. Many other things apart from plot were changed for the novel to fully taper this new take on reality. Now the plot was acted out by particular people in particular circumstances (15) rather than, as in the past, by general people against a pre-determined background by appropriate literary convention. The nove... ...hough much of the literature was religious oriented, there was a great billow towards secular reading by the public of which the booksellers became largely responsible as they sought to increase t heir pay. The eighteenth century was definitely a time of large change for literature. Not only had the way of writing been drastically altered, but the amount of reading done by the public altered as well, deliverance about a re sailplanence of reading, not only in the upper classes, but also in the all the classes. Though lacking in somewhat areas, plot not be least, the novel revolutionized the eighteenth century and brought about a new way of thinking. By todays standards, it might not seem exchangeable much was done, but in the history of things, the eighteenth century novel is probably one of the biggest things to ever happen to the progression of literature throughout the years. Perceptions of the 18th Century Novel in Ian Watts Book, The Rise of TPerceptions of the 18th Century Novel in Ian Watts Book, The Rise of The NovelThe eighteenth century novel was one that changed the way novels were written in many different ways. In reading Ian Watts book, The Rise of The Novel, quite a few things were brought to my attention concerning the eighteenth century novel not only in how it was written and what went into it, but how readers perceived it. This essay will look into Ian Watts perceptions on the eighteenth century novel and how it changed from previous literature. Coming out of the Renaissance and Jacobean ages, the novel was characterized by realism, with the term novel not really being used until the end of the eighteenth century. This realism was not defined like we would define realism today (defined by Webster as an interest or concern for the actual or real), but instead is grounded in the position that truth can be discovered by the individual through his senses. (12) Instead of conform to traditional practice (such as the classical and renaissance epic based on history and fables), the novel focused more on the individual where the search of truth is conceived of as a wholly individual matter, logically independent of the tradition of past thought. (13) By rejecting traditional plots the novel distinguished itself out from any other previous form of literature, making individual experience the replacement for collective tradition. Many other things apart from plot were changed for the novel to fully display this new take on reality. Now the plot was acted out by particular people in particular circumstances (15) rather than, as in the past, by general people against a pre-determined background by appropriate literary convention. The nove... ...hough much of the literature was religious oriented, there was a great surge towards secular reading by the public of which the booksellers became largely responsible as they sought to increase their pay. The eighteenth century was definitely a time of great change for literature. Not only had the way of writing been drastically altered, but the amount of reading done by the public altered as well, take about a resurgence of reading, not only in the upper c lasses, but also in the all the classes. Though lacking in some areas, plot not being least, the novel revolutionized the eighteenth century and brought about a new way of thinking. By todays standards, it might not seem like much was done, but in the history of things, the eighteenth century novel is probably one of the biggest things to ever happen to the progression of literature throughout the years.