333 Tristram Shandy

The History of Literature

Jacke Wilson

History, Books, Arts

4.6 • 1.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2021

⏱️ 70 minutes

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It's the OG of experimental literature! (In English, anyway...) In this episode, Jacke takes a look at the wild and woolly Tristram Shandy by Laurence Sterne. And in spite of Dr. Johnson's famous claim that "nothing odd will do long - Tristram Shandy did not last!" we're still talking about this classic eighteenth-century novel. Who was Sterne? What rules did he break? And what power does it have for a reader today? Help support the show at patreon.com/literature or historyofliterature.com/shop. (We appreciate it!) Find out more at historyofliterature.com, jackewilson.com, or by following Jacke and Mike on Twitter at @thejackewilson and @literatureSC. Or send an email to [email protected]. New!!! Looking for an easy to way to buy Jacke a coffee? Now you can at paypal.me/jackewilson. Your generosity is much appreciated! The History of Literature Podcast is a member of Lit Hub Radio and the Podglomerate Network. Learn more at www.thepodglomerate.com/historyofliterature. *** This show is a part of the Podglomerate network, a company that produces, distributes, and monetizes podcasts. We encourage you to visit the website and sign up for our newsletter for more information about our shows, launches, and events. For more information on how The Podglomerate treats data, please see our Privacy Policy. Since you're listening to The History of Literature, we'd like to suggest you also try other Podglomerate shows surrounding literature, history, and storytelling like Storybound, Micheaux Mission, and The History of Standup. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	The History of Literature podcast is a member of the Podglomerate Network and LitHub radio.
0:07.0	Hello.
0:10.6	We start inevitably with our hero Dr. Johnson, who said in 1776,
0:16.0	nothing odd will do long.
0:18.4	Tristrum Shandy did not last.
0:21.3	It might be the most mistaken literary opinion he ever expressed, 200 and almost 50 years
0:27.7	later.
0:28.7	The book is still respected.
0:30.2	Centaur Classics ranked at number 26 on their list of the 100 greatest novels ever written.
0:36.0	Entertainment Weekly had it as 89th.
0:39.5	The BBC judged it to be the 47th greatest British novel ever.
0:44.7	It was more popular with the 100 Spanish authors consulted by the newspaper El Pais, who
0:50.5	ranked it number 11.
0:53.4	British newspapers go even farther.
0:55.5	With the telegraph ranked at 20th, the observer had it as 7th, and the Guardian put it at 6th.
1:01.3	We're talking, of course, about the life and opinions of Tristrum Shandy, gentlemen,
1:07.0	by Lauren Stern.
1:09.0	We look at one of the earliest examples of an avant-garde novel today on the history of
1:15.8	literature.
1:31.8	Okay, hello everyone.
1:33.3	Welcome to the podcast.
1:34.3	I'm Jack Wilson.
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