The Works of Laurence Sterne V4

The Works of Laurence Sterne V4 is a book written by Laurence Sterne, an 18th-century English novelist and clergyman. This book is the fourth volume of a collection of Sterne's literary works, which includes his most famous novel, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. The Works of Laurence Sterne V4 contains a variety of Sterne's writings, including his satirical essays, sermons, and letters. The book also includes Sterne's lesser-known works, such as his travel writing and political pamphlets. Sterne's writing is known for its humor, wit, and unconventional style. His work often breaks the fourth wall, addressing the reader directly and playing with narrative conventions. Overall, The Works of Laurence Sterne V4 is a comprehensive collection of Sterne's literary output, showcasing his unique voice and contribution to English literature.1790. Part Four 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.