The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

Part One
Erscheinungsjahr 1978
ISBN: 978-0-8130-0580-5
Verlag: Longleaf Services on Behalf of U of Florida Press

Buch, Englisch, 487 Seiten, Hardback, Format (B × H): 164 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 1066 g

Reihe: Florida Edition of the Works of Laurence Sterne

Laurence Sterne's Tristram Shandy is narrated by the title character in a series of digressions and interruptions that purportedly show the "life and opinions" — part of the novel's full title — of Tristram. Composed of nine "Books" originally published between 1759-1767, the novel has more to do with Shandy family members and their foibles and history than it seemingly does with Tristram himself. However, it is through Tristram's relating the actions, beliefs, and opinions of his family members — primarily his father, Walter Shandy, and his paternal Uncle Toby — that the reader gets a clearer picture of Tristram's character.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Sterne, Laurence

New, Melvyn

New, Joan

Über Autor(innen)

Laurence Sterne, (born Nov. 24, 1713, Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ire.—died March 18, 1768, London, Eng.), Irish-born English novelist and humorist, author of Tristram Shandy (1759–67), an early novel in which story is subordinate to the free associations and digressions of its narrator. He is also known for the novel A Sentimental Journey (1768).