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Lawrence Sterne

Published on Nov 25, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

LAURENCE STERNE

THE INVENTOR OF THE ANTI-NOVEL

LACK OF A TRADITIONAL PLOT

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NUMEROUS TIME SHIFTS

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DIGRESSIONS

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FREE ASSOCIATIONS OF IDEAS

TYPOGRAPHICAL TECHNIQUES

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LIFE AND OPINIONS OF TRISTRAM SHANDY

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IS A REFLECTION UPON WRITING

IT ANTICIPATES EARLY 20THC MODERNIST NOVEL

A CRITIQUE AGAINST REALISM

A SUBTLE HUMORISTIC VEIN

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THE NARRATOR IS ALWAYS COMMENTING

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ON THE PROCESS OF WRITING

THE READER IS CO-PRODUCER

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THE WRITER CHOSE DISORDER AS HIS NARRATIVE PRINCIPLE

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HE BROKE ALL LOGICAL LINKS BETWEEN THE EPISODES

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HE INTERRUPTED THE PROGRESSION OF EVENTS

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HE WROTE AN OPEN WORK WITHOUT BEGINNING OR END

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HE PRODUCED UNPREDICTABLE CHARACTERS

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HE INTRODUCED NON-COMMUNICATING DIALOGUES

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OLDER NARRATIVE ELEMENTS ARE

THE PICARESQUE FORM SEEN IN :

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THE PATCHWORK OF EPISODES

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AND THE APPARENTLY LIMITLESS LENGTH OF THE NOVEL

THE PREVAILING SENSE OF CHANCE

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THE MOCK-HEROIC TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SUBJECTS

THE CAST OF CHARACTERS

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THEIR HOBBYHORSES

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THE CONVENTIONAL BIOGRAPHICAL FORM

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