Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) [ Art and Literature ]
… of the most prolific novelists of the eighteenth century, he was certainly the one who understood best the mechanisms of celebrity, and who used his appetite for sociability to further his reputation. This entry examines the works and career … novel (‘ce Chevalier Shandy’) as the man, Laurence Sterne. His fictional character merged with his social persona, his literary work seemed part of the social fabric. Conversely, his two major works, Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, … Laffont, 1999), p. 456. 3 . On trans-channel literature, see for instance Margaret Cohen and Carolyn Dever, eds., The Literary Channel: The Inter-National Invention of the Novel (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 2002). From country …
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