The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Laurence Sterne

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English

Alma Edizioni
01 February 2017

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Alma Classics Evergreens

Purporting to be an autobiography of the antihero Tristram Shandy, Lawrence Sterne’s novel is a comic masterpiece of digression, egoism and sensationalism, as its hilarious asides, explanations and host of memorable secondary characters – such as Uncle Toby, Dr Slop, Parson Yorick and Widow Wadman – take centre stage, at the expense of the actual life events the book sets out to depict.

A humorous compendium of European thought and literature – pastiching the likes of Locke and Bacon and referencing Pope, Swift, Cervantes and Rabelais – emerges amid the convoluted accounts of Tristram’s conception, misnaming and accidental circumcision by a sash window, in a shrewd narrative that examines the role and nature of language itself.

By: Laurence Sterne
Imprint: Alma Edizioni
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 128mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 495g
ISBN: 9781847494160
ISBN 10: 1847494161
Series: Alma Classics Evergreens
Pages: 608
Publication Date: 01 February 2017
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Laurence Sterne (1713 - 68) was an Irish-born Anglican minister. He is most famous for his novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy.