It would not be an exaggeration to say that the 21st century is an age of stories, as it is overflowing with stories.
Until the last century, novels, which faithfully reproduced and criticized human life at the center of culture, gradually moved away from the public.
Narrative works such as movies, dramas, and comics are captivating the public instead of novels.
Due to changes in writing styles and new distribution methods, genre boundaries are collapsing, making it difficult for novels to find their own identity.
The perspectives and methods of novel research have also become very diverse.
It is not easy to find a common analytical framework that can encompass and understand the diverse variations of the novel.
This book aims to reflect these concerns and changing aspects of the novel genre while presenting a novel analysis method that remains faithful to the basics.
Through this, you will better understand the unique characteristics and analysis of the novel, and learn how to analyze and evaluate the work in more depth.
Furthermore, I hope to understand and envision the past, present, and future of our novel literature.