Tristram Shandy (The Penguin English Library) - Softcover

Sterne, Laurence

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0141199997 ISBN 13: 9780141199993

Publisher: Penguin Classics, 2012

Synopsis

The Penguin English Library Edition of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne

'I am got, I know not how, into a cold unmetaphorical vein of infamous writing, and cannot take a plumb-lift out of it for my soul; so must be obliged to go on writing like a Dutch commentator to the end of the chapter, unless something be done ...'

Laurence Sterne's great masterpiece of bawdy humour and rich satire defies any attempt to categorize it. Part novel, part digression, its gloriously disordered narrative interweaves the birth and life of the unfortunate 'hero' Tristram Shandy, the eccentric philosophy of his father Walter, the amours and military obsessions of Uncle Toby, and a host of other characters, including Dr Slop, Corporal Trim and the parson Yorick. A joyful celebration of the endless possibilities of the art of fiction, Tristram Shandy is also a wry demonstration of its limitations.

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Paperback. Pub Date :2012-10-25 Pages: 640 Language: English Publisher: Penguin Books The Penguin English Library Edition of Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne.I am got. I know not how. into a cold unmetaphorical vein of infamous writing. and cannot take a plumb-lift out of it for my soul; so must be obliged to go on writing like a Dutch commentator to the end of the chapter. unless something be done ... Laurence Sternes great masterpiece of bawdy humour and rich satire defies any attempt to categorize it. Part novel. part digression. its gloriously disordered narrative interweaves the birth and life of the unfortunate hero Tristram Shandy. the eccentric philosophy of his father Walter. the amours and military obsessions of Uncle Toby. and a host of other characters. including Dr Slop. Corporal Trim and the parson Yorick. A joyful celebration of the endless possibilities of ...

Review:

"Tristram Shandy is one of the funniest novels in the English language. It's also one of the first great experimental literary works" (Independent)

"A mad, recursive, literary joke" (Daily Telegraph)

"An extraordinary comic tour de force" (Guardian)

"The ultimate novel about writing a novel" (Sunday Telegraph)

"An amazing book, seeming like a modern experimental novel but written in the 18th century by an Anglican clergyman. You can dip in and out of it with constant pleasure." (Bamber Gasgoigne Daily Express)

About this edition

• Publisher: Penguin Classics
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0141199997
• ISBN 13: 9780141199993
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 640