{"product_id":"biblical-sterne-rhetoric-and-religion-in-the-shandyverse-paperback","title":"Biblical Sterne: Rhetoric and Religion in the Shandyverse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRyan J. Stark\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIs Laurence Sterne one of the great Christian apologists? Ryan Stark recommends him as such, perhaps to the detriment of the parson's roguish reputation. The book's aim, however, is not to dispel roguishness but rather to discern the theological motives behind Sterne's comic rhetoric, from \u003ci\u003eTristram Shandy\u003c\/i\u003e and the sermons to \u003ci\u003eA Sentimental Journey\u003c\/i\u003e. To this end, Stark reveals a veritable avalanche of biblical themes and allusions to be found in Sterne, often and seemingly awkwardly in the middle of sex jokes, and yet the effect is not to produce irreverence. On the contrary, we find an irreverently reverent apologetic, Stark argues, and a priest who knows how to play gracefully with religious ideas. Through Sterne, in fact, we might rethink humour's role in the service of religion.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRyan Stark\u003c\/b\u003e is Associate Professor of Humanities at Corban University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eRhetoric, Science, and Magic in Seventeenth-Century England\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and co-editor-with Tina Skouen-of \u003ci\u003eRhetoric and the Early Royal Society\u003c\/i\u003e (2015). He has also published numerous essays on Renaissance and Enlightenment thought.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e August 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51784648753440,"sku":"9781350202894","price":77.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/6e99ea0ecd062a836f79eef3585799d4.webp?v=1780606530","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/biblical-sterne-rhetoric-and-religion-in-the-shandyverse-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}