{"product_id":"a-sentimental-journey-and-other-writings-paperback","title":"A Sentimental Journey and Other Writings - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurence Sterne\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTim Parnell\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eIan Jack\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'Love is nothing without feeling. And feeling is still less without love.'\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCelebrated in its own day as the progenitor of 'a school of sentimental writers', \u003cem\u003eA Sentimental Journey\u003c\/em\u003e (1768) has outlasted its many imitators because of the humour and mischievous eroticism that inform Mr Yorick's travels. Setting out to journey to France and Italy he gets little further than Lyons but finds much to appreciate, in contrast to contemporary travel writers whom Sterne satirizes in the figures of Smelfungus and Mundungus. A master of ambiguity and \u003cem\u003edouble entendre\u003c\/em\u003e, Sterne is nevertheless as concerned as his peers with exploring the nature of virtue; unlike other writers of sentimental fiction Sterne insists on the inseparability of desire and feeling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition includes a selection from \u003cem\u003eThe Sermons of Mr Yorick\u003c\/em\u003e, which shed light on the concerns of the \u003cem\u003eJourney\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Journal to Eliza\u003c\/em\u003e, which records Sterne's feelings as he languishes for the company of Eliza Draper, and \u003cem\u003eA Political Romance\u003c\/em\u003e, the satire on a local ecclesiastical squabble that was the catalyst for Sterne's literary career. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Series: \u003c\/strong\u003eFor over 100 years \u003cstrong\u003eOxford World's Classics\u003c\/strong\u003e has made available the broadest spectrum of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, voluminous notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45257718431846,"sku":"9780199537181","price":14.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WDFvbmVWZVBKUWtndSs1bEliV1QwQT09.webp?v=1773791431","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/a-sentimental-journey-and-other-writings-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}