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THE LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY GENTLE...

Endlessly digressive  boundlessly imaginative and unmatched in its absurd and timeless wit
Laurence Sterne's great masterpiece of bawdy humour and rich satire defies any attempt to
categorize it  with a rich metafictional narrative that might classify it as the first
'postmodern' novel. Part novel  part digression  its gloriously disordered narrative
interweaves the birth and life of the unfortunate 'hero' Tristram Shandy  the eccentric
philosophy of his father Walter  the amours and military obsessions of Uncle Toby  and a host
of other characters  including Dr Slop  Corporal Trim and the parson Yorick. A joyful
celebration of the endless possibilities of the art of fiction  Tristram Shandy is also a wry
demonstration of its limitations. The text and notes of this volume are based on the acclaimed
Florida Edition  with a critical introduction by Melvyn New and Christopher Ricks's
introductory essay from the first Penguin Classics edition. For more than seventy years 
Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world.
With more than 1 700 titles  Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works
throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide
authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and
contemporary authors  as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

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