The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman: Volume 3 Of The Florida Edition Of The Works Of Laurence Sterne (Florida Edition Of The Works Of Laurence Sterne Ser.: Vol. Iii)
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- Synopsis
- 'L-d! said my mother, what is all this story about? - A COCK and a BULL, said Yorick - And one of the best of its kind, I ever heard'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.The text and notes of this volume are based on the acclaimed Florida Edition, with a critical introduction by Melvyn New and Christopher Ricks's introductory essay from the first Penguin Classics edition.'The book that I would never tire of ... Sterne was about 250 years ahead of his time'Roy Porter, author of Enlightenment: Britain And The Creation Of The Modern World
- Copyright:
- 2003
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 572 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780141920146
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780141439778, 9780241440957, 9780241552667
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Date of Addition:
- 04/18/24
- Copyrighted By:
- the Board of Regents of the State of Florida
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Humor
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Edited by:
- Joan New
- Edited by:
- Melvyn New
- Introduction by:
- Melvyn New