Which of the following texts is an example of a sentimental novel ?
Correct answer: C. Richardson's Pamela
- A. Pope's The Rape of the Lock
- B. Swift's "A Modest Proposal"
- C. Richardson's Pamela
- D. Lewis's The Monk
Explanation
Richardson's Pamela is a foundational sentimental novel because it emphasizes virtue, emotional suffering, inward feeling, and moral sympathy. The other works are respectively a mock-epic, a satirical essay, and a Gothic novel.
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