Explain the rise of the novel in the 18th century and say if Robinson Crusoe is a novel in theme and structure.

The genre of
novel superceded the Romances, Chants, and the Epic stories of the 17th century by replacing the
themes from historical realistic , historical non-fiction, and chivalry romances with more
fictional story lines that had not been seen before in English literacy.

The
first novel accepted by theme and form would definitely beas you stated. Previous to Crusoe, two
more novels had been published but it was Crusoe which obtain the attention and the girth of
importance that would be characteristic of the modernistic novel: One that comes with a
fictional thematic narrative, detached from historical non-fiction, and categorized by ease of
use.