Bibliograph

The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, Laurence Sterne ; edited with an introduction and notes by Ian Campbell Ross

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The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, Laurence Sterne ; edited with an introduction and notes by Ian Campbell Ross

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

423583235

Responsibility statement

Laurence Sterne ; edited with an introduction and notes by Ian Campbell Ross

Series statement

Oxford world's classics

Summary

At once endlessly facetious and highly serious, Sterne's great comic novel contains some of the best-known and best-loved characters in English literature--including Uncle Toby, Corporal Trim, Parson Yorick, and Dr. Slop--and boasts one of the most innovative and whimsical narrative styles in all literature. This revised edition of Sterne's extraordinary novel retains the text based on the first editions of the original nine volumes (with Sterne's later changes), adds two illustrations by William Hogarth, and expands and updates the introduction, bibliography, and notes, to make this the most critically up-to-date edition available. The text of the novel preserves, as far as possible, the appearance of Sterne's idiosyncratic typography and features such as black pages, marbled pages, blank pages, missing chapters and other devices. The introduction sheds light on the novel's innovations and influence and provides a biographical account of the author. Comprehensive notes identify the profusion of references and reveal previously overlooked sources. - Publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- Note on the text -- Select bibliography -- A chronology of Laurence Sterne -- Tristam Shandy -- Explanatory notes -- List of emendations

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