Satire, Comedy and Tragedy

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Satire, Comedy and Tragedy is written by Richard C. Raymond and published by Anthem Press. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 1839988649 (ISBN 10) and 9781839988646 (ISBN 13).

The first four chapters of the book provide a close reading of the satiric, comic, and tragic action of Laurence Sterne’s novel in the context of criticism from the twentieth and twenty-first centuries. Chapter 5 provides a summary of Chapters 1–4, focusing on Sterne’s purpose in revising satiric plot structures and in blurring the lines between fiction and autobiography. Chapters 6–8 then examine Sterne’s themes from TristramShandythat inform his letters, sermons, and other fiction; Chapter 9 discusses the international reception of TristramShandy and argues for using writing-to-learn strategies to teach Sterne’s greatest novel to undergraduate and graduate students.