Laurence Sterne

by Marcus Walsh

Book Overview

The eighteenth century was a period when the modern Novel emerged through the work of writers such as Laurence Sterne (1713-68), Richardson, Defoe, Fielding and Johnson. However, the writing of Sterne is recognised as influencing modern writing from Joyce and Woolf onwards more than any of the other eighteenth century novelists.In the last twenty years Sterne's work has become a focus for a flourishing body of work and significant debates in many...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0582368502
• ISBN13: 9780582368507
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 226 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.2"