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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| Τύπος μέσου: | Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Άρθρο |
| Γλώσσα: | Αγγλικά |
| Έλεγχος διαθεσιμότητας: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
| Έκδοση: |
[2016]
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| Στο/Στη: |
Literature and theology
Έτος: 2016, Τόμος: 30, Τεύχος: 4, Σελίδες: 456-470 |
| Σημειογραφίες IxTheo: | CD Χριστιανισμός και Πολιτισμός KAH Εκκλησιαστική Ιστορία 1648-1913, Νεότερη Εποχή KDE Αγγλικανική Εκκλησία RE Ομιλητική |
| Διαθέσιμο Online: |
Volltext (Resolving-System) Volltext (doi) |
| Σύνοψη: | 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 that Sterne's sermons do not amuse. Moreover, some of the comic passages point to a neglected but crucial source of inspiration for Sterne's comic genius: the Bible, especially the Old Testament-that ancient repository of wisdom and proto-Shandean intrigue. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Περιλαμβάνει: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frv026 |
