what are the sources of the English novel ?

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Robinson Crusoe

what are the sources of the English novel ?

I do studies on the history of the English novel and I have known some points of the sources of the English novel. They are as I know : romance short stories, Auto biographies, Biographies, letters of famous men and women,sermons, diaries , history books , the Bible and essays in books & articles in news papers . please give me more and explain those which I mentioned above in details & Thank You

Asked by maha n #349126 on 12/7/2013 11:38 AM

Last updated by Aslan on 12/8/2013 9:10 AM

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Answered by Aslan on 12/7/2013 1:29 PM

Check this out,

http://academic.brooklyn.cuny.edu/english/melani/novel_18c/defoe/sources.html

Answered by maha n #349126 on 12/8/2013 6:22 AM

thanks but it doesn't relate to robinson crusoe , it relates the English Novel generally :)

Answered by Aslan on 12/8/2013 9:10 AM

Alexander Selkirk was a actually an 18th century man stranded on an island, off the coast of Chile, for four years. Most scholars think his experience inspired Defoe's Robinson Crusoe

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