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Biblical Sterne: Rhetoric and Religion in the Shandyverse

by Usa) Ryan J. Stark (corban University

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1 cm

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Is Laurence Sterne one of the great Christian apologists? Ryan Stark recommends him as such, perhaps to the detriment of the parson's roguish reputation. The book's aim, however, is not to dispel roguishness but rather to discern the theological motives behind Sterne's comic rhetoric, from Tristram Shandy and the sermons to A Sentimental Journey. To this end, Stark reveals a veritable avalanche of biblical themes and allusions to be found in Sterne, often and seemingly awkwardly in the middle of sex jokes, and yet the effect is not to produce irreverence. On the contrary, we find an irreverently reverent apologetic, Stark argues, and a priest who knows how to play gracefully with religious ideas. Through Sterne, in fact, we might rethink humour's role in the service of religion.
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  • Title

    Biblical Sterne: Rhetoric and Religion in the Shandyverse

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

  • Published

    August 2022

  • Weight

    218g

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1 cm

  • ISBN

    9781350202894

  • ISBN-10

    1350202894

  • Eden Code

    5704783

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