The Cambridge Companion to Laurence Sterne (Cambridge Companions to Literature) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0521614945 ISBN 13: 9780521614948

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2009

Synopsis

Best known today for the innovative satire and experimental narrative of Tristram Shandy (1759-67), Laurence Sterne was no less famous in his time for A Sentimental Journey (1768) and for his controversial sermons. Sterne spent much of his life as an obscure clergyman in rural Yorkshire. But he brilliantly exploited the sensation achieved with the first instalment of Tristram Shandy to become, by his death in 1768, a fashionable celebrity across Europe. In this Companion, specially commissioned essays by leading scholars provide an authoritative and accessible guide to Sterne's writings in their historical and cultural context. Exploring key issues in his work, including sentimentalism, national identity, gender, print culture and visual culture, as well as his subsequent influence on a range of important literary movements and modes, the book offers a comprehensive new account of Sterne's life and work.

About this title

Book Description:

This Companion provides an authoritative and accessible guide to Sterne's writings in their historical and cultural context. It explores key issues in his work, including sentimentalism, national identity, gender, print culture and visual culture, as well as his subsequent influence on a range of important literary movements and modes.

About the Author:

Thomas Keymer is Chancellor Jackman Professor of English at the University of Toronto.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0521614945
• ISBN 13: 9780521614948
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224
• Editor: Keymer Thomas