Yorick and the Critics: Sterne's Reputation in England, 1760-1868 |
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... style . In his Sermons , first published in 1787 , Gregory says : " I know no author so likely as Sterne to corrupt the style and taste of his readers ; all his writings are full of trick and affectation . . and are at best only ...
... style . In his Sermons , first published in 1787 , Gregory says : " I know no author so likely as Sterne to corrupt the style and taste of his readers ; all his writings are full of trick and affectation . . and are at best only ...
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... style may have exerted in Sterne's fondness for digressions . At the same time Ferriar speaks of Sterne's " improve- ments " in the passages " wherever he has imitated or borrowed " ; and he cautions against ascribing too much influence ...
... style may have exerted in Sterne's fondness for digressions . At the same time Ferriar speaks of Sterne's " improve- ments " in the passages " wherever he has imitated or borrowed " ; and he cautions against ascribing too much influence ...
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... style of writing wholly antagonistic " to the " polished taste and the stricter delicacy of the nineteenth century . " The remarks of this critic are significant , not so much because they suggest the narrowness of Sterne's audience at ...
... style of writing wholly antagonistic " to the " polished taste and the stricter delicacy of the nineteenth century . " The remarks of this critic are significant , not so much because they suggest the narrowness of Sterne's audience at ...
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BECOMING A CLASSIC 176879 | 40 |
BEAUTIES AND BOWDLERIZATION 178092 | 61 |
BORROWED PLUMES 17931814 | 81 |
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