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The language was simple.

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The protagonist/hero of the novel was the bourgeois man.

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All the characters had names and surnames (to increase realism).

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The setting had great importance with specific references that were made to particular times of the year or day. Everything is descripted in detail.

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It follows a chronology and connective logic. Narration is in the 1st person (narrator + protagonist) or in the 3rd person (omniscent narrator).

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A novel is a long-prose narrative fiction that can bear a resemblance of reality. It has characters, a plot and actions.

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Everything found expression in the novel.

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Newspapers and pamphlets were diffused and writing became a profession. The value of an author depended on the number of pages she/he wrote.

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There is the development of books dealing with journeys, stories of pirates, trades and political events.

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There is more interest in reading, thanks to the diffusion of more libraries, more printed items and to an easiest way to write books. This helped the lower classes to introduce themselves to the reading world.

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There is more cultural debate thanks to the "Coffeehouses",  public social places where people would meet for conversation about culture and commerce while drinking coffee.

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This progress was helped by a great belief in the power of reason and individualism.

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The literature of the 18th century reflected the economic and intellectual progress of this period.