Treaty of the origin of the novels

Appeared for the first time in 1670 under the feather of Pierre-Daniel Huet, bishop of Avranches, like prefaces with Zayde Marie-madeleine of Fayette, the Traité origin of the novels was the first a little developed history of the novel.

The Traité origin of the novels is regarded today as the first history of the literature to the modern direction of the word - although the word Littérature itself is still lacking, like also misses the limitation with the particular tradition of a nation. The history of the novel becomes a history of the fictions here. The questions of Huet are vast: How is the novel defined? How did it develop in the large world river of the traditions between the antique spaces Mediterranean and North after this last had been submerged by cruelty? Why the man imagine does fictions? Which role do they play in the culture?

History of the publication

Although this text appeared for the first time in 1670, like introduction to a novel, one could already get it shortly after this date in independent editions in French, Latin and English. Thus, the first independent English edition appeared in 1672 under the title has Treatise off Lovesongs and to their Original. By Mr Huet. Translated out off French (London: Heyrick, 1672). The career of the Traité in the world scholar started with the Latin editions. A German translation of Eberhard Werner Happel appeared under the title DER insulanische Mandorell (Hamburg: Th. Roos, 1682). In addition one always added the text of the Traité with the new editions of Zayde sold especially with the Netherlands.

Modern edition

Pierre-Daniel Huet, Letter-treaty of Pierre Daniel Huet on the origin of the novels , ED. Fabienne Gégou, Paris, Nizet, 2005 ISBN 2707802549

The treaty on line

Treated origin of the novels followed by observations and jugemens on the French novels, with the indication of the best novels which especially appeared during the XVIII {{E}} century so far , Paris, NR. - L. - M. Desessarts, year VII

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