Laughter, Skepticism, and the Pleasures of Being Misunderstood in Laurence Sterne's The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman.
A literary criticism is presented of the book "The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman" by Laurence Sterne. Emphasis is given to the theme of comic pleasure and the cultural status of laughter in relation to sociability and misunderstanding. Other topics include eccentricity, the role of...
| Published in: | Eighteenth Century: Theory & Interpretation Vol. 55; no. 4; pp. 355 - 376 |
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University of Pennsylvania Press
Winter2014
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