French philosophic novel
In case if you want to realize all the delicate peculiarities of blend of philosophy and literature, it is important for you to find out more about of French novel of XVII. It was common for French literature of those times to refer to some philosophic works and ideas. At those times it was recognized as literature phenomenon.
Though, that phenomenon gave birth for philosophic novel genre. It was common for French philosophy of those times to take social, political and social-political problems as the core of the whole idea of philosophy of life. That is why philosophic works were of great help for authors who created their novels. And the literature was the best means for philosophers to propagate their ideas.
Actually, the term "philosophic novel" is a term created by the age of French philosophic novel. This tern was first suggested by Marquis de Saud, the term "philosophic novel" was a term he used in order to describe his novel. Now you can see that they were French literature of XVII and French philosophy of the same age that created philosophic novel coupled together.
There were three typical ways for French authors to reveal their ideas in their novels. There were a great number of ideas but there were only three ways for those ideas to be express. The first way is a way of polemic – the way of objecting certain philosophic theories and foundations. The second way is a way of discussion – way of clash of two opposite ideas. And the third way is a way of apology of certain idea.