Lawrence Sterne Flashcards

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When was Lawrence Sterne born?

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b.1713 d.1768

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What is the work by Swiftean satire written by Sterne about the dignitaries of the spiritual courts?

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A Political Romance (1759)

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What was the later title of A Political Romance?

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The History of a Good Warm Watch-Coat

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When was the first two volumes of Tristram Shandy published?

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  1. He self published them.
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How many volumes did Tristram Shandy run to?

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Nine volumes. 3 and 4 in 1761, 5 and 6 in 1762, 7 and 8 in 1765, and 9 in 1767.

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What is the full title of Tristram Shandy?

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The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman

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What did Arthur Schopenhauer say about Tristram Shandy in his work The Art of Controversy?

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“One of the four immortal romances.” The other three being Don Quixote, La Nouvelle Heloïse, and Wilhelm Meister.

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Who are the prominent characters in Tristram Shandy?

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Tristram the protagonist and narrator, his father Walter, his mother, his Uncle Toby, Toby’s servant Trim, and a supporting cast of popular minor characters, including the chambermaid Susannah, Doctor Slop and the parson Yorick.

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Sterne lifted passages almost word for word from a few famous works for his work Tristram Shandy. Which ones?

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Robert Burton’s The Anatomy of Melancholy, Francis Bacon’s Of Death, Rabelais etc.

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Which work by Rabelais was a major influence for Tristram Shandy?

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Gargantua and Pantagruel.

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Sterne also wrote an essay on Rabelais, what is the title?

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A Rabelaisian Fragment

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What is the work that was based on Sterne’s trip to Europe?

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A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy (1768), Sterne went to France to escape the damp air of England.

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Who is the protagonist of A Sentimental Journey?

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A charming and sensitive young man named Yorick and his servant La Fleur.

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