A Sentimental Journey

by Laurence Sterne, Paul Goring (Editor), Paul Goring (Introduction), Paul Goring (Noted by)

Overview

When Yorick, the roving narrator of Sterne's innovative final novel, sets off for France on a whim, he produces no ordinary travelogue. Jolting along in his coach from Calais, through Paris, and on towards the Italian border, the amiable parson is blithely unconcerned by famous views or monuments, but he engages us with tales of his encounters with all manner of people, from counts and noblewomen to beggars and chambermaids. And as drama piles upon drama, anecdote, flirtation and digression, Yorick's destination takes second place to an exhilarating voyage of emotional and erotic exploration. Interweaving sharp wit with warm humour, irony with sentiment, A Sentimental Journey paints a captivating picture of an Englishman's adventures abroad.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780141904405
Publisher:	Penguin UK
Publication date:	11/29/2001
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	176
File size:	433 KB
Age Range:	3 Months

About the Author

Irish-born Laurence Sterne graduated from Cambridge in 1737 and took holy orders, becoming a prebend in York Cathedral. His masterpiece, 'The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy' made him a celebrity but ill-health necessitated recuperative travel and A SENTIMENTAL JOURNEY grew out of a seven-month trip through France and Italy. He died the year it was published, 1768. Paul Goring teaches English at Trondheim University in Norway and has completed a doctorate on Sterne's novels.

Table of Contents

	Acknowledgements	vii
	Chronology	viii
	Introduction	xi
	Further Reading	xxxiii
	Note on the Text	xxxvi
	A Sentimental Journey through France and Italy	1
	Notes	119