"Beware the Cat" (1533) is the earliest original piece of long prose fiction in English. It has the distinction of being the first English "novel,"...
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Feb 03, 2009
Stephanie
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This work, probably written in 1552-53 but not published until 1570 after the Protestant Elizabeth I had taken the throne in England, is considered to the be first novel written in English during the Early Modern period. It features reportage as the method of storytelling, and the plot arises out of a discussion about whether animals have reason, leading Master Streamer to orate at great length about his experiences with the language of cats. After compounding an alchemical brew that he drinks,
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Mar 19, 2011
Melissa
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I read a photocopied version in one of my literature classes. We mainly discussed moveable type and how it facilitated witch hunting.
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