ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AGES ERA PERIOD

RESTORATION AND 18TH CENTURY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Who wrote The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, a novel that abandons clock time for psychological time?
A
Henry Fielding
B
Laurence Sterne
C
Samuel Richardson
D
Tobias Smollett
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Tristram Shandy, in full The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, experimental novel by Laurence Sterne, published in nine volumes from 1759 to 1767.

Detailed explanation-2: -Laurence Sterne’s great comic novel, Tristram Shandy, was originally published between 1759 and 1767 in nine small separate volumes, the last appearing shortly before Sterne’s death.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman. By Laurence Sterne. Published 1759.

Detailed explanation-4: -Born in Ireland in 1713, Laurence Sterne was a clergyman and novelist; he is best known for his inventive and humorous work The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy.

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