Project Gutenberg 2010-02-01 Public domain in the USA. 283 Jusserand, J. J. (Jean Jules) 1855 1932 Jusserand, Jean Jules Jusserand, Jean Adrien Antoine Jules Lee, Elizabeth 1857 1920 The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare Produced by Jonathan Ingram and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The English Novel in the Time of Shakespeare" by J. J. Jusserand is a historical account written in the late 19th century. This work delves into the evolution of the English novel during the Renaissance and Shakespeare's era, examining the contributions of early novelists and how their works paved the way for modern fiction. The author showcases the often-overlooked figures alongside the iconic Shakespeare, highlighting the literary landscape of the time and how these writers influenced contemporary literature. The opening of the book establishes its purpose by discussing the origins of the English novel, emphasizing the context of Shakespeare's time. It explores the historical shifts that allowed novel writing to emerge as a significant literary form, sparked by the convergence of different cultures following the Norman Conquest. Jusserand also introduces a variety of early novelists, such as Nash and Greene, and hints at the literary dynamics of Elizabethan society. The text sets up a framework for the deeper explorations of these writers’ influences and contributions as the chapters unfold, aiming to provide a comprehensive understanding of how the novel genre began to take shape. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.6 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en English fiction -- Early modern, 1500-1700 -- History and criticism PR Text Category: Classics of Literature Category: History - British Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) 898721 2025-07-12T15:08:56.388102 text/html 883927 2010-02-01T09:37:50 text/html 12272703 2025-07-12T15:09:19.916026 application/epub+zip 12269451 2025-07-12T15:09:03.929165 application/epub+zip 400298 2025-07-12T15:09:00.389089 application/epub+zip 12602911 2025-07-12T15:09:29.411977 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 12542403 2025-07-12T15:09:15.167015 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 694550 2022-09-14T10:28:59.989252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 665901 2025-07-12T15:08:54.059117 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 665292 2010-02-01T09:37:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 665365 2010-02-01T09:37:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22159 2025-07-12T15:09:29.589963 application/rdf+xml 15988 2025-07-12T15:09:01.030081 image/jpeg 3725 2025-07-12T15:09:00.722078 image/jpeg 270554 2010-02-01T09:37:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 11762408 2010-02-01T09:37:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 270058 2010-02-01T09:37:54 application/octet-stream application/zip 11855530 2025-07-12T15:08:56.682104 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia fr.wikipedia