"A Political Romance" by Laurence Sterne is a funny story from the 1700s that makes fun of society and politics. The story is set in a small village and follows silly arguments between people like the Parish-Clerk, the Sexton, and the Parson. They fight over things like a coat and some pants, but these fights really show bigger problems with social classes and doing what's right. The author uses humor to make the reader think about how people act and how crazy politics can be, especially when someone like Trim tries to trick others to get what he wants, leading to funny situations that uncover the ridiculous aspects of ambition and loyalty.
A Political Romance
By Laurence Sterne
In a village filled with quirky characters, a battle over clothing becomes a hilarious stand-in for the absurd world of political power.
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About the AuthorLaurence Sterne was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric who wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, published sermons and memoirs, and indulged in local politics. He grew up in a military family, travelling mainly in Ireland but briefly in England. An uncle paid for Sterne to attend Hipperholme Grammar School in the West Riding of Yorkshire, as Sterne's father was ordered to Jamaica, where he died of malaria some years later. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge on a sizarship, gaining bachelor's and master's degrees. While Vicar of Sutton-on-the-Forest, Yorkshire, he married Elizabeth Lumley in 1741. His ecclesiastical satire A Political Romance infuriated the church and was burnt.
Laurence Sterne was an Anglo-Irish novelist and Anglican cleric who wrote the novels The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman and A Sentimental Journey Through France and Italy, published sermons and memoirs, and indulged in local politics. He grew up in a military family, travelling mainly in Ireland but briefly in England. An uncle paid for Sterne to attend Hipperholme Grammar School in the West Riding of Yorkshire, as Sterne's father was ordered to Jamaica, where he died of malaria some years later. He attended Jesus College, Cambridge on a sizarship, gaining bachelor's and master's degrees. While Vicar of Sutton-on-the-Forest, Yorkshire, he married Elizabeth Lumley in 1741. His ecclesiastical satire A Political Romance infuriated the church and was burnt.
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