Orna Me: Laurence Sterne’s Open Letter to Literary History

This essay considers the curious way Laurence Sterne communicates with and reflects on his literary predecessors, most often Alexander Pope, by writing love letters to women. Focusing primarily on his correspondence with Elizabeth Draper, Barnes contends that, even as Sterne looks back to Pope to gu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Celia B. Barnes
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ghent University 2016-12-01
Series:Authorship
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Online Access:https://www.authorship.ugent.be/article/view/3878