encyclopedic fiction

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Jump to navigation Jump to search

English[edit]

Noun[edit]

encyclopedic fiction (uncountable)

  1. A work of fiction employing a variety of forms to explore its subject exhaustively.
    While ostensibly a romantic novel, Moby Dick can also be viewed as an encyclopedic fiction.
Retrieved from "https://en.wiktionary.org/w/index.php?title=encyclopedic_fiction&oldid=41589853"