1 Charles Dickens (19th Century): Focused on social issues, class struggles, and the plight of the poor in works like Oliver Twist and A Tale of Two Cities.
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2 Victorian Realism: Novels became more detailed and focused on portraying everyday life, as seen in George Eliot's Middlemarch.
"The Evolution Of The English Novel: From Dickens To Orwell"
3 The Bildungsroman: A genre of coming-of-age stories emerged, with novels like David Copperfield and Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre exploring personal development and moral growth.
"The Evolution Of The English Novel: From Dickens To Orwell"
4 Social Criticism: Writers like Elizabeth Gaskell (North and South) used the novel to critique industrialization, class inequalities, and gender roles.
"The Evolution Of The English Novel: From Dickens To Orwell"
5 Modernism (Early 20th Century): Authors like Virginia Woolf (Mrs. Dalloway) and James Joyce (Ulysses) experimented with narrative techniques like stream-of-consciousness and fragmented structures.
"The Evolution Of The English Novel: From Dickens To Orwell"
6 Interwar Fiction: The disillusionment post-WWI led to novels reflecting a loss of idealism and moral decay, exemplified in works like The Great Gatsby.
"The Evolution Of The English Novel: From Dickens To Orwell"
7 Dystopian Fiction: George Orwell’s 1984 and Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World explored totalitarianism, surveillance, and the loss of individuality in a postwar world.
"The Evolution Of The English Novel: From Dickens To Orwell"
8 Post-WWII Realism: After WWII, authors like William Golding (Lord of the Flies) continued to explore human nature, power dynamics, and societal breakdown.
"The Evolution Of The English Novel: From Dickens To Orwell"
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