modern novel

collocation in English

meaningsofmodernandnovel

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modern
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒd.ən/us
/ˈmɑː.dɚn/
designed and made using the most recent ideas ...
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novel
noun[C]
uk
/ˈnɒv.əl/us
/ˈnɑː.vəl/
a long printed story about imaginary characters ...
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(Definition ofmodernandnovelfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It is the "trashymodernnovel," or at least the sensational success, which carries the losses on the portentous and no doubt more worthy works.
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I am not sure, in view of the state of themodernnovel, that it is not a bad idea to buy books by the ounce.
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However, later critiques have described it as a highly complex allegorical work whose psychological landscape and narrative structure lay the groundwork for themodernnovel.
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It's sometimes called the world's first novel, the firstmodernnovel, the first psychological novel or the first novel still to be considered a classic.
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Although there are many historical prototypes, so-called novels before the novel, themodernnovelform emerges late in cultural historyroughly during the eighteenth century.
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Kairosis is experienced by the reader of themodernnovelwhen the character reaches a moment of psychological integration in time.
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It stands in a unique position between medieval chivalric romance and themodernnovel.
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He specializes in themodernnovelprimarily from the 20th century.
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Themodernnovel, with a reformist outlook, was born in 1892.
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This was the firstmodernnovelto depict the end of the world.
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The earlymodernnovelhad preferred titles that focused on curious examples of modern life, not on heroes.
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Hardy's choice of themessexual politics, thwarted desire, and the conflicting demands of nature and societymakes this a trulymodernnovel.
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It is sometimes called the world's first novel, the firstmodernnovel, the first romance novel, or the first novel to still be considered a classic.
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Late 17th-century critics looked back on the history of prose fiction, proud of the generic shift that had taken place, leading towards themodernnovel/novella.
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I have inquired in various places as to the books that are read by the public, and a great many of the modern novels are perfectly worthless rubbish.
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Members may not know what a paranoiac is, but most of the younger generation, who read modern novels, know all about psychology and know what a paranoiac is.
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Different levels of communication mark successful modern novels as a result of the genre's present position in (or outside) literary debates.
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This was often true in older novels but changed over the years; modern novels feature more active protagonists.
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Well, of course, modern novels might encourage her to think so.
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It includes modern novels, as well as novels written before the term science fiction was in common use.
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