Are Laurence Sterne's Sermons Funny?
Laurence Sterne's sermons are earnest in the way we expect eighteenth-century Anglican sermons to be earnest, and the humour is relatively scarce and appropriate, or appropriately inappropriate, as the case might be. Regardless, I show that the humour is there, contrary to the widely held view...
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| Language: | English |
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| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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Literature and theology
Year: 2016, Volume: 30, Issue: 4, Pages: 456-470 |
| IxTheo Classification: | CD Christianity and Culture KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history KDE Anglican Church RE Homiletics |
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