Concetti Chiave
- Fiction emerged in 18th century England, featuring middle-class protagonists and imaginative stories, often perceived as realistic.
- The accessible language of fiction, similar to that of newspapers, and affordable pricing contributed to its popularity.
- Coffee houses became social hubs where people discussed fiction, facilitating its spread and popularity.
- Improved navigation of rivers made book distribution easier, boosting fiction's reach across different regions.
- Public libraries enabled people from all social classes to access fiction, promoting widespread reading and storytelling.
What is fiction and the reasons why it became famous
The fiction was a new literary genre born on the first half of 18th century in England. The protagonist of the fiction was middle class and it was about invented people and invented stories that sometimes seemed to be real. The diffusion of fiction has many reasons:
1) Novelists were also journalists. The language of newspapers was as easy as the fiction one so many people could read it without problems.
So the easy language and the affordable price of newspapers helped fiction to become famous;2) In this period were born many coffee houses where people can meet to talk about fiction while drinking somenthing;
3) The rivers started to be more navigable so it was easier for the books to be brought everywhere; but the improvement of transport helped fiction and literature in general to become famous in a very short amount of time;
4) People from every social class could borrow books from libraries so every single person could read these stories. This really helped fiction to be known by everyone and the stories were told from a person to another increasing curiosity;
5) The invention of printing machines helped the diffusion of fiction. Many people wanted to read fiction stories so the higher was the request for them and the lower was the price of the books.
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