Laurence Sterne in France

by Lana Asfour

The early reception of Laurence Sterne in France was vocal and controversial, reflecting the literary and social upheaval of the period. This monograph is the first recent full-length study of the topic, and offers original readings of Sterne and his French interpreters, such as Voltaire, Diderot, Suard, and Julie de Lespinasse, placing them within the context of eighteenth-century French culture, its critical debates and Anglo-French literary...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826495427
• ISBN13: 9780826495426
• Release Date: April 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.2"