Publisher's Synopsis
The Works of Laurence Sterne V8 is a book featuring the collected works of the esteemed author, Laurence Sterne. This particular volume, the eighth in the series, includes a selection of Sterne's most notable works, including The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy. Sterne was a renowned writer of the 18th century, known for his unique and experimental literary style that incorporated humor, satire, and sentimentality. His works were highly influential in the development of the novel as a literary form, and continue to be celebrated for their wit, complexity, and emotional depth. This edition of The Works of Laurence Sterne V8 is a valuable addition to any literary collection, offering readers a comprehensive and engaging glimpse into the mind and work of one of the greatest writers of his time.1790. Part Eight of Eight. Containing Tristram Shandy and the Political Romance; Sentimental Journey with the Continuation; The Koran; Letters; Sermons; and with An Account of the Life and Writings of the Author. Sterne, English humorist, whose masterpiece Tristram Shandy was a popular success despite its being denounced on moral and literary grounds by Dr. Johnson, Horace Walpole, and others. His travels to the Continent resulted in the unfinished, A Sentimental Journey. He also published in his lifetime several volumes of sermons. One of the most entertaining and original literary works in English, Tristram Shandy is, in a sense, a parody of a novel. It is a hodgepodge of character sketches, blank pages, dramatic action, transposed chapters, and various digressions. Sterne constantly obtrudes himself into the novel and is by turns witty, satiric, sentimental, knowledgeable, and obscene. Beneath this apparent chaos, however, is a structure based on the association of ideas. In Tristram Shandy Sterne enlarged the scope of the novel from the mere recording of external incidents to the depiction of a complex of internal impressions, thoughts, and feelings. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
