Watts, Carol (2009) Sterne's 'politicks', Ireland, and evil speaking. In: Keymer, T. (ed.) The Cambridge Companion to Laurence Sterne. Cambridge Companions to Literature. Cambridge, UK: Cambridge University Press, pp. 95-110. ISBN 9780521849722.
Abstract
Book 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.
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| Item Type: | Book Section |
|---|---|
| School: | Birkbeck Faculties and Schools > Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences > School of Creative Arts, Culture and Communication |
| Research Centres and Institutes: | Contemporary Poetics Research Centre |
| Depositing User: | Administrator |
| Date Deposited: | 15 Mar 2011 14:36 |
| Last Modified: | 09 Aug 2023 12:29 |
| URI: | https://eprints.bbk.ac.uk/id/eprint/1629 |
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