{"product_id":"9781350202894","title":"Biblical Sterne Rhetoric and Religion in the Shandyverse","description":"\u003ch3\u003eNew Directions in Religion and Literature\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eBiblical Sterne\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eRhetoric and Religion in the Shandyverse\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eRyan J. Stark | Emma Mason | Mark Knight\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiterary Criticism \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\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\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\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\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e25 August 2022\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350202894\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e184\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7.68\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51333004492940,"sku":"9781350202894","price":38.66,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_65ae948f-eff4-497b-b77a-f26234d6d7c0.jpg?v=1783608198","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350202894","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}