Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) [ Art and Literature ]
… which is now beginning betwixt us, will grow into familiarity; and that, unless one of us is in fault, will terminate in friendship.’ (I.vi.9) Sterne is using concepts used to define sociable intercourse and is ironically transferring them to … for instance in the famous medallion by Josiah Wedgwood : ‘Am I not a man and brother?’ 15 The growing familiarity and friendship between narrator and reader enables Sterne to tap into the reader’s sensibility to generate sympathy towards …
Salons | Enlightenment | Sentiment | Novel | Celebrity | Satire | Slavery
Encyclopedia