{"product_id":"the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy-gentleman-royal-collectors-edition-case-laminate-hardcover-with-jacket-9781774766248","title":"The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (Royal Collector's Edition) (Case Laminate Hardcover with Jacket)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Tristram Shandy narrates his life story, he is unable to explain anything simply.\u003c\/strong\u003e He must make explanatory diversions to add context and colour to his tale. Throughout his memoir, Tristram as narrator finds himself discoursing at length on sexual practices, insults, the influence of one's name, and noses, as well as explorations of obstetrics, siege warfare, andphilosophy as he struggles to marshal his material and finish the story of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurence Sterne had read widely, which is reflected in \u003cem\u003eTristram Shandy\u003c\/em\u003e. Many of his similes, for instance, are reminiscent of the works of the metaphysical poets of the 17\u003csup\u003eth\u003c\/sup\u003e century, and the novel as a whole, with its focus on the problems of language, has constant regard to John Locke's theories in \u003cem\u003eAn Essay Concerning Human Understanding\u003c\/em\u003e. Arthur Schopenhauer cited Tristram Shandy as one of the greatest novels ever written.\u003c\/p\u003eThis case laminate collector's edition includes a Victorian inspired dust-jacket.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSterne, Laurence:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \"Laurence Sterne (24 November 1713 - 18 March 1768) was an Irish novelist and an Anglican clergyman. He wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, and also published many sermons, wrote memoirs, and was involved in local politics. Sterne's novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman sold widely in England and throughout Europe. Translations of the work began to appear in all the major European languages almost upon its publication, and Sterne influenced European writers as diverse as Denis Diderot and the German Romanticists. His work had also noticeable influence over Brazilian author Machado de Assis, who made use of the digressive technique in the novel The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas. Tristram Shandy, in which Sterne manipulates narrative time and voice, parodies accepted narrative form, and includes a healthy dose of bawdy humour, was largely dismissed in England as being too corrupt. This is strikingly different from the views of European critics of the day, who praised Sterne and Tristram Shandy as innovative and superior. Voltaire called it \"clearly superior to Rabelais\", and later Goethe praised Sterne as \"the most beautiful spirit that ever lived.\"\"","brand":"Royal Classics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51806085054738,"sku":"9781774766248","price":45.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dceea584-a7f7-4f8e-bfb6-2a97806240b9.jpg?v=1765974944","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-life-and-opinions-of-tristram-shandy-gentleman-royal-collectors-edition-case-laminate-hardcover-with-jacket-9781774766248","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}