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Roman a These

The Novel and Its Forms

A roman à thèse is a novel which is didactic or which expounds a theory.

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Place of Origin
France 1
Defining Trait
A realistic-mode novel that signals to the reader that it is primarily didactic in intent 1
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1. Roman a these (Wikipedia)
  • Introduction
    A roman à thèse (French; German: tendenzroman, lit. 'thesis novel')
  • Definition
    a novel written in the realistic mode
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