Laurence Sterne and the Eighteenth-Century Book

by Helen Williams

Book Overview

Scrutinising Sterne's fiction through a book history lens, Helen Williams creates novel readings of his work based on meticulous examination of its material and bibliographical conditions. Alongside multiple editions and manuscripts of Sterne's own letters and works, a panorama of interdisciplinary sources are explored, including dance manuals, letter-writing handbooks, newspaper advertisements, medical pamphlets and disposable packaging. For the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108842763
• ISBN13: 9781108842761
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 217 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"