Sterne: The Critical Heritage
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Few writers in the English literary canon have provoked as much bafflement, delight, and controversy as Laurence Sterne, the eccentric eighteenth-century clergyman whose novels upended every convention of his age. Sterne: The Critical Heritage, edited by Alan B. Howes, gathers a rich and wide-ranging collection of critical responses to Sterne's work — from the earliest contemporary reviews of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey to the considered retrospective judgements of later generations — chronicling the dramatic arc of his literary reputation across two centuries. Part of the distinguished Critical Heritage Series, this volume presents Sterne as a figure perpetually ahead of his time: maddening to moralists, electrifying to innovators, and endlessly fascinating to critics who struggled to categorise his radical narrative experiments. Howes curates the documentary record with scholarly precision, allowing readers to trace how Sterne's reputation shifted from scandalous novelty to revered precursor of modernism. For anyone seeking to understand not only Sterne's genius but the very history of how literature is read and judged, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the last page: what does it mean for a writer to be truly original?
Author: Alan B. Howes
Format: Hardback
Published: 1974, Routledge (The Critical Heritage Series)
Genre: Literary theory
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: worn/faded, no tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings. Binding condition: Intact.
Few writers in the English literary canon have provoked as much bafflement, delight, and controversy as Laurence Sterne, the eccentric eighteenth-century clergyman whose novels upended every convention of his age. Sterne: The Critical Heritage, edited by Alan B. Howes, gathers a rich and wide-ranging collection of critical responses to Sterne's work — from the earliest contemporary reviews of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey to the considered retrospective judgements of later generations — chronicling the dramatic arc of his literary reputation across two centuries. Part of the distinguished Critical Heritage Series, this volume presents Sterne as a figure perpetually ahead of his time: maddening to moralists, electrifying to innovators, and endlessly fascinating to critics who struggled to categorise his radical narrative experiments. Howes curates the documentary record with scholarly precision, allowing readers to trace how Sterne's reputation shifted from scandalous novelty to revered precursor of modernism. For anyone seeking to understand not only Sterne's genius but the very history of how literature is read and judged, this volume poses a question that lingers long after the last page: what does it mean for a writer to be truly original?