Written after several years of traveling through France and Italy, Laurence Sterne wrote "A Sentimental Journey" as an account of his experiences abroad, and ultimately established travel writing as the dominant literary genre of the second half of the 18th century. This book is sometimes seen as an epilogue to his previous more famous work, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman", but was immensely popular in its own right because of its elegant, episodic style that, till then, had not been prevalent in travel literature. The story is narrated by the charming and sensitive young…mehr
Written after several years of traveling through France and Italy, Laurence Sterne wrote "A Sentimental Journey" as an account of his experiences abroad, and ultimately established travel writing as the dominant literary genre of the second half of the 18th century. This book is sometimes seen as an epilogue to his previous more famous work, "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman", but was immensely popular in its own right because of its elegant, episodic style that, till then, had not been prevalent in travel literature. The story is narrated by the charming and sensitive young Reverend Mr. Yorick, and recounts his various adventures throughout France with his servant La Fleur. Sterne's emphasis of subjective, personal discussions, and of manners and morals over classical learning are delicately expressed in this imaginative work. After years of fighting consumption, Sterne passed away just weeks before the publication of this, one of his most successful and influential novels. Also included in this collection are two of Sterne's more important shorter works, "The Journal to Eliza" and "A Political Romance". This edition is printed on premium acid-free paper.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Laurence Sterne (1713 - 1768) was an Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy and also published many sermons, wrote memoirs and was involved in local politics. The publication of Tristram Shandy made Sterne famous in London and on the continent. He was delighted by the attention, famously saying "I wrote not [to] be fed but to be famous." He spent part of each year in London, being fêted as new volumes appeared. Even after the publication of volumes three and four of Tristram Shandy, his love of attention (especially as related to financial success) remained undiminished. In one letter, he wrote "One half of the town abuse my book as bitterly, as the other half cry it up to the skies-the best is, they abuse it and buy it and at such a rate, that we are going on with a second edition, as fast as possible." Indeed, Baron Fauconberg rewarded Sterne by appointing him as the perpetual curate of Coxwold, North Yorkshire.
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A Sentimental Journey The Journal to Eliza A Political Romance Sermons
