Read the text and answer the following question. In ancient literature, the genre which most closely approximates the novel is the epic. Works such as Homer's lliad and
Odyssey as well as Virgil's Aeneid, though poetry, are long narratives centered around certain key events and
characters with heroic or cowardly actions that determine, not only their own fates, but also those of the nations which
they led. The novel carries this tradition on, but in a reduced scope. The novel is much more localized, centering on
characters in local settings, whose actions affect themselves and perhaps a few members of their local community.
What is the main idea in the text?
The novel carries on the epic's tradition
Both center around key events and characters.
Novels are generally longer than epics.
Homer's lliad is a novel
Novels are more reduced in scope.