The novel was extremely popular and influential and helped establish travel writing as the dominant genre of the second half of the 18th century. He modelled the character of Smelfungus on him. Sterne had met Smollett during his travels in Europe, and strongly objected to his spleen, acerbity and quarrelsomeness. The novel can be seen as an epilogue to the possibly unfinished work The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, and also as an answer to Tobias Smollett’s decidedly unsentimental Travels Through France and Italy. In 1765, Sterne travelled through France and Italy as far south as Naples, and after returning determined to describe his travels from a sentimental point of view. More traditional book descriptions are immediately available.Ī Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy is a novel by Laurence Sterne, written and first published in 1768, as Sterne was facing death. provides an in-depth photographic presentation of this item to stimulate your feel and touch. Tan, brown and grey marbled boards.į.B.A. Tan calf spine with raised banding, brown title plate and gilt lettering. Memoir - Biography & Autobiography Books (413).Geography, Geology & Natural Capital Books (134).
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