Easton Press Laurence Sterne books:
The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy - 1980
Franklin Library Laurence Sterne books:
The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy - 100 Greatest Books of All Time - 1980
The Life & Opinions of Tristram Shandy - Great Books of the Western World - 1983
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is a humorous novel by Laurence Sterne. It was published in nine volumes, the first two appearing in 1759, and seven others following over the next seven years (vols. 3 and 4, 1761; vols. 5 and 6, 1762; vols. 7 and 8, 1765; vol. 9, 1767). It purports to be a biography of the eponymous character. Its style is marked by digression, double entendre, and graphic devices.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is a unique work of literature penned by Laurence Sterne. Published in nine volumes between 1759 and 1767, the novel is an innovative blend of autobiography, philosophy, satire, and fiction. The book follows the life of the protagonist Tristram Shandy as he navigates through the various misadventures of his life.
The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman is a unique work of literature penned by Laurence Sterne. Published in nine volumes between 1759 and 1767, the novel is an innovative blend of autobiography, philosophy, satire, and fiction. The book follows the life of the protagonist Tristram Shandy as he navigates through the various misadventures of his life.
A forerunner of psychological fiction, and considered a landmark work for its innovative use of narrative devices, Sterne's topsy-turvy novel was both celebrated and vilified when first published. Originally released in nine separate volumes, it is in effect an exercise about the difficulties of writing. Impossible to categorize, it remains a beguiling milestone in the history of literature.
Endlessly digressive, boundlessly imaginative and unmatched in its absurd and timeless wit. Laurence Sterne's great masterpiece of bawdy humour and rich satire defies any attempt to categorize it, with a rich metafictional narrative that might classify it as the first 'postmodern' novel. Part novel, part digression, its gloriously disordered narrative interweaves the birth and life of the unfortunate 'hero' Tristram Shandy, the eccentric philosophy of his father Walter, the amours and military obsessions of Uncle Toby, and a host of other characters, including Dr Slop, Corporal Trim and the parson Yorick. A joyful celebration of the endless possibilities of the art of fiction, Tristram Shandy is also a wry demonstration of its limitations.
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