An Introduction to the Life and Works of Laurence Sterne
Aimed at readers with little or no prior knowledge of Laurence Sterne or his writings, Simon Webb's book offers a brief but comprehensive biography of the author of Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey, and includes up-to-date analyses of all his major works. This new study attempts to put Sterne, his writings and his characters in the context of the eighteenth century in Europe: a time of enlightenment, but also of ignorance, corruption and slavery.
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An Introduction to the Life and Works of Laurence Sterne
Aimed at readers with little or no prior knowledge of Laurence Sterne or his writings, Simon Webb's book offers a brief but comprehensive biography of the author of Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey, and includes up-to-date analyses of all his major works. This new study attempts to put Sterne, his writings and his characters in the context of the eighteenth century in Europe: a time of enlightenment, but also of ignorance, corruption and slavery.
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An Introduction to the Life and Works of Laurence Sterne

An Introduction to the Life and Works of Laurence Sterne

by Simon Webb
An Introduction to the Life and Works of Laurence Sterne

An Introduction to the Life and Works of Laurence Sterne

by Simon Webb

Overview

Aimed at readers with little or no prior knowledge of Laurence Sterne or his writings, Simon Webb's book offers a brief but comprehensive biography of the author of Tristram Shandy and A Sentimental Journey, and includes up-to-date analyses of all his major works. This new study attempts to put Sterne, his writings and his characters in the context of the eighteenth century in Europe: a time of enlightenment, but also of ignorance, corruption and slavery.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781999750961
Publisher: Langley Press
Publication date: 08/09/2020
Pages: 132
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.31(d)
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