The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
by Laurence Sterne
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About This Item
It purports to be a biography of the eponymous character. Its style is marked by digression, double entendre, and graphic devices. Sterne had read widely, which is reflected in Tristram Shandy. Many of his similes, for instance, are reminiscent of the works of the metaphysical poets of the 17th century, and the novel as a whole, with its focus on the problems of language, has constant regard for John Locke's theories in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding. Arthur Schopenhauer called Tristram Shandy one of "the four immortal romances."
Synopsis
LAURENCE STERNE was born in 1713, the younger son of a landowning Yorkshire family. He studied at Jesus College, Cambridge and was ordained in 1738. Sterne's dramas were mostly personal, including bitter quarrels with his wife and uncle, and some high profile affairs. The publication of the first volumes of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy in 1759 made him famous throughout Europe overnight. He went on to complete the remaining volumes over the next seven years. Sterne died in 1768 of tuberculosis, the condition that had dogged him for many years.
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- Biblio218
- Title
- The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
- Author
- Laurence Sterne
- Illustrator
- T M Cleland
- Format/Binding
- Some wear but binding fully intact
- Book Condition
- Used
- Jacket Condition
- no dj
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Heritage House
- Date Published
- 1935
- Pages
- 444
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
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