问题
单项选择题
Of all the 18th-century novelists Henry Fielding was the first to set out, both in theory and practice, to write specifically a "______ in prose, " the first to give the modern novel its structure and style.
A. tragic epic
B. comic epic
C. romance
D. lyric epic
答案
参考答案：B
解析：主要考查的知识点为亨利·菲尔丁创造的“散文体喜剧史诗”。
在所有18世纪的小说家中，亨利·菲尔丁第一次在理论与实践上创造了“散文体喜剧史诗”，并第一个为现代小说确立了结构与风格。