dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 3:55 pm
As for Europe, well, I suppose I was tilting at windmills hoping someone might guess that...
You missed the clue in my response above... It's not very subtle so I'll just get this question out of the way - Don Quixote.
"The Ingenious Gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha, or just Don Quixote, is a Spanish novel by Miguel de Cervantes. It was published in two parts, in 1605 and 1615. A founding work of Western literature, it is often labeled "the first modern novel" and many authors consider it to be the best literary work ever written."
Don't get picky on me, BG, I was very careful not to make a definitive statement!
Perhaps the Decameron is more like the Canterbury Tales, i.e. a collection of short stories (although Chaucer wrote in rhyme, of course).
Or are you just desperate to win the bonus prize...?
My knowledge on the monarchy is pretty dire , so I can even get close....
I do know William the Conqueror is buried in Normandy 1080/90'ish(?), but I suspect you're looking for a slightly more recent date than that
I'm assuming not too obvious, so perhaps the spouse of a (then) reigning monarch? Also assume you can't include Bonnie Prince Charlie (still somewhat early I take it).....
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pharvey wrote: ↑Wed Nov 11, 2020 11:21 pm
I do know William the Conqueror is buried in Normandy 1080/90'ish(?), but I suspect you're looking for a slightly more recent date than that
I'm assuming not too obvious, so perhaps the spouse of a (then) reigning monarch? Also assume you can't include Bonnie Prince Charlie (still somewhat early I take it).....
It's a king I'm referring to. As a clue, he was buried in Hanover.
Quite a few centuries after William and a couple before Edward VIII.
dtaai-maai wrote: ↑Tue Nov 10, 2020 3:06 pm
What is generally considered to be the first English novel and when was it published?
And for a bonus point: What is generally considered to be the first European novel and when was it published?
I just stumbled across this article about early novels so thought I’d post it here