The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gent. (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Laurence Sterne
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Wit and humor
- Time of Work: 1718-1766
- Setting: Shandy Hall in England
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Love or romance, England or English people, Eighteenth century, Wit or humor, Human behavior, Servants, Childbirth, Soldiers, Boys
- Locales: England
Characters Discussed
Tristram Shandy, the narrator and ostensible hero of this literary farrago devoted to some details of his early life, his father’s opinions and eccentricities, his uncle’s passion for the reenactment of Marlborough’s military campaigns, and assorted oddities of mind and conduct. His mother having incurred some time before the expense of a needless trip to London for a lying-in, Tristram, according to the terms of his parents’ marriage contract, is born at Shandy Hall on November 5, 1718. Various misfortunes befall him early in life: a broken nose,...
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