Invasions of Privacy: The Body in the Novel By Peter Brooks Edited by: Dr. Kay Picart and Donna Gallagher Based on a presentation by: Casey-Lyn Bird

Key Terms Epistolary: Epistolary: Semiotic: Semiotic: Epistemophilic: Epistemophilic: Inviolable Rights: Inviolable Rights:

Main Concept: How is the rise of the novel closely tied to the rise of the idea of privacy?

……………………………………………. According to Watt why is reading a novel considered the “most intimate of literary experiences?

Examples of Double-Entendres *Include Your Children When Baking Cookies *Drunks Get Nine Months in Violin Case *Stolen Painting Found by Tree *Astronaut Takes Blame for Gas in Space

Discussion Questions Do you think the rise of the novel created a need for privacy or did the interest in privacy create a place for the novel? Do you think the rise of the novel created a need for privacy or did the interest in privacy create a place for the novel? Do you think the government should have any say in people’s private lives? Do you think the government should have any say in people’s private lives?