What new form of literature emerged during the 18th century and what's were its main characteristic?

Novels.

Explanation:

Prior tot he 18th century, not many people see reading as a form of  long period entertainment. Not many people can read and Most of the written texts are used for academic purposes.

After the creation of printing press, more people had the access to books and scripts. This dramatically increase the literacy rate in the country and demands for writings as a form of entertainment started to emerge. This is when novels began to thrive.

There several characteristics of novels:

- It typically has more length compared to poems or folklore texts that was popular among the people back then.

- The vast majority of them are fictional

- The writers use the thought and action of the characters to develop the story.

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