Question

Which of the following are forms that were popular before the invention of the novel? Select all that apply.

Answer 1

It's either Drama or Epic Poetry.

I believe it's drama, since epic poetry was popular in the 1700s.But drama is thousands of years old.

Answer 2

Answers:

Drama and epic poetry.

Explanation:

Drama was an ancient Greek invention of the 6th century BCE. Drama can be either a tragedy or a comedy and they are supposed to be represented on stage.  

Epic poetry, like Homer´s Iliad, is a form of story-telling that recounts certain supposed historical facts through the aid of a hero´s adventures and struggles with fate and, often, with gods. It is a very extended narration.  

They are both antecedents of the novel.