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| + | Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) was a writer and clergyman of the Church of England.<ref>Melvyn New, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26412 "Sterne, Laurence (1713–1768)" in ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'' (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Oct. 9, 2013.</ref> Sterne was the author of numerous works and sermons including those found in this collection. Sterne spent nineteen years between 1740 and 1759 as a rural clergyman, before beginning his best-known work, ''The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman''. After releasing the initial volumes of ''Tristram Shandy'', Sterne was “heralded as a second Rabelais, Cervantes, or Swift and was condemned, especially when his clerical profession was disclosed, as an immoral hypocrite.”<ref>Ibid.</ref> Despite this condemnation, the work was immensely popular during the eighteenth century. James Boswell, a contemporary of Sterne’s, wrote the following "Poetical Epistle": | ||
| + | <blockquote>Who has not Tristram Shandy read?<br /> | ||
| + | Is any mortal so ill bred?<ref>''Sterne: the Critical Heritage'', ed. Alan B. Howes (London: Routledge and K. Paul, 1974), 82.</ref></blockquote> | ||
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| + | Sterne’s work, particularly ''Tristram Shandy'', has had an enduring influence into the twenty-first century. “[E]ven in Sterne's own day—and in the following century, which responded to him, for the most part, negatively—Sterne could attract the best minds of each generation.<ref>”New, "Sterne, Laurence".</ref> ''The Works of Laurence Sterne'' includes ''Tristam Shandy'', ''A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy'', sermons, letters, ''A Fragment, in the Manner of Rabelais'', and ''The History of a Watch-Coat''. | ||
==Bibliographic Information== | ==Bibliographic Information== | ||
| − | '''Author:''' Laurence Sterne | + | '''Author:''' Laurence Sterne. |
| − | '''Title:''' The Works of Laurence Sterne | + | '''Title:''' ''The Works of Laurence Sterne''. |
'''Publication Info:''' London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, G. Kearsley, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson ... 1780. | '''Publication Info:''' London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, G. Kearsley, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson ... 1780. | ||
| − | '''Edition:''' | + | '''Edition:''' ten volumes. |
==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ==Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library== | ||
| + | Wythe cited ''The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy'' in his case report for [[Aylett v. Aylett]], "In Brookes abridgment, title administer, n. 47, in Swinburnes treatise of testaments, part 7, sect. 8 and in the life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, vol. 4, p. 195, we meet with the case stated in the note."<ref>George Wythe, ''Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery'' ed. B. B. Minor, 2nd ed. (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 1852), 229.</ref> Brown's Bibliography<ref>Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433</ref> lists the 1782 edition of ''Tristam Shandy'' while noting that [[Thomas Jefferson]] owned, and sold to the Library of Congress, the ten-volume, 1780 edition of ''The Works of Laurence Sterne'' as well as other Sterne works.<ref>See E. Millicent Sowerby, ''Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson'', 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:445-447 [no.4335-4336].</ref> The ''Works'' set includes ''Tristam Shandy''. We do not have enough information to determine if Wythe owned either ''Tristam Shandy'' or ''The Works of Laurence Sterne'', nor do we have any edition information to pinpoint the work or the year of publication. The Wolf Law Library chose to purchase ''The Works of Laurence Sterne'' based on Jefferson's set and on Wythe's seeming preference for sets of authors' works (such as [[Works of Alexander Pope|''The Works of Alexander Pope'']], [[Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift|''The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift]], and [[Works of Shakespeare|''The Works of Shakespeare'']]). | ||
==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ==Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy== | ||
| − | Gilt tooling to spines. Purchased from Raptis Rare Books. | + | Gilt tooling to spines. Purchased from Raptis Rare Books.<br /> |
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View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3669679 William & Mary's online catalog.] | View this book in [https://catalog.swem.wm.edu/law/Record/3669679 William & Mary's online catalog.] | ||
Revision as of 15:12, 9 October 2013
by Laurence Sterne
Laurence Sterne (1713-1768) was a writer and clergyman of the Church of England.[1] Sterne was the author of numerous works and sermons including those found in this collection. Sterne spent nineteen years between 1740 and 1759 as a rural clergyman, before beginning his best-known work, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. After releasing the initial volumes of Tristram Shandy, Sterne was “heralded as a second Rabelais, Cervantes, or Swift and was condemned, especially when his clerical profession was disclosed, as an immoral hypocrite.”[2] Despite this condemnation, the work was immensely popular during the eighteenth century. James Boswell, a contemporary of Sterne’s, wrote the following "Poetical Epistle":
Who has not Tristram Shandy read?
Is any mortal so ill bred?[3]
Sterne’s work, particularly Tristram Shandy, has had an enduring influence into the twenty-first century. “[E]ven in Sterne's own day—and in the following century, which responded to him, for the most part, negatively—Sterne could attract the best minds of each generation.[4] The Works of Laurence Sterne includes Tristam Shandy, A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, sermons, letters, A Fragment, in the Manner of Rabelais, and The History of a Watch-Coat.
Bibliographic Information
Author: Laurence Sterne.
Title: The Works of Laurence Sterne.
Publication Info: London : Printed for W. Strahan, J. Rivington and Sons, J. Dodsley, G. Kearsley, T. Lowndes, G. Robinson ... 1780.
Edition: ten volumes.
Evidence for Inclusion in Wythe's Library
Wythe cited The Life and Opinions of Tristam Shandy in his case report for Aylett v. Aylett, "In Brookes abridgment, title administer, n. 47, in Swinburnes treatise of testaments, part 7, sect. 8 and in the life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman, vol. 4, p. 195, we meet with the case stated in the note."[5] Brown's Bibliography[6] lists the 1782 edition of Tristam Shandy while noting that Thomas Jefferson owned, and sold to the Library of Congress, the ten-volume, 1780 edition of The Works of Laurence Sterne as well as other Sterne works.[7] The Works set includes Tristam Shandy. We do not have enough information to determine if Wythe owned either Tristam Shandy or The Works of Laurence Sterne, nor do we have any edition information to pinpoint the work or the year of publication. The Wolf Law Library chose to purchase The Works of Laurence Sterne based on Jefferson's set and on Wythe's seeming preference for sets of authors' works (such as The Works of Alexander Pope, The Works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, and The Works of Shakespeare).
Description of the Wolf Law Library's copy
Gilt tooling to spines. Purchased from Raptis Rare Books.
View this book in William & Mary's online catalog.
External Links
Volume 1:Google Books Volume 5:Google Books
References
- ↑ Melvyn New, [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/26412 "Sterne, Laurence (1713–1768)" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (Oxford University Press, 2004- ), accessed Oct. 9, 2013.
- ↑ Ibid.
- ↑ Sterne: the Critical Heritage, ed. Alan B. Howes (London: Routledge and K. Paul, 1974), 82.
- ↑ ”New, "Sterne, Laurence".
- ↑ George Wythe, Decisions of Cases in Virginia by the High Court of Chancery ed. B. B. Minor, 2nd ed. (Richmond: J.W. Randolph, 1852), 229.
- ↑ Bennie Brown, "The Library of George Wythe of Williamsburg and Richmond," (unpublished manuscript, May, 2012) Microsoft Word file. Earlier edition available at: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/13433
- ↑ See E. Millicent Sowerby, Catalogue of the Library of Thomas Jefferson, 2nd ed. (Charlottesville: University Press of Virginia, 1983), 4:445-447 [no.4335-4336].
