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Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy

Edited by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler

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Laurence Sterne (1713-69), English novelist

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4 March 2013 • 200pp

ISBN: 978-1-907975-31-8 (hardback) • RRP £75, $99, €85

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One of many writers inspired by Laurence Sterne’s Tristram Shandy, the German novelist Jean Paul Richter coined the term ‘Shandean humour’ in his work of aesthetic theory. The essays in this volume investigate how Sterne’s humour functions, the reasons for its enduring appeal, and what role it played in identity-construction and in the representation of melancholy. In tracing its hitherto under-recognised impact both on literary writers, such as Jean Paul and Herman Melville, and on philosophers, including Hegel and Marx, the collection reveals that Shandean humour is a Grenzgänger - a point of commerce not only between Anglophone and German discourses, but also between literature and philosophy.

Klaus Vieweg is Professor of Philosophy at the Friedrich Schiller University of Jena; James Vigus is Lecturer in English at Queen Mary, University of London; Kathleen M. Wheeler is Reader in English Literature at the University of Cambridge.

Contents:

1-18	Introduction James Vigus	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Vigus, James, introduction to , in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 1–18 First footnote reference: ³⁵ James Vigus, introduction to , in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 1–18, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Vigus, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Vigus, James. 2013. Introduction to , in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 1–18 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Vigus 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Vigus 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
19-30	Style and Syntax as Catalysts of Sterne’s Humour in Tristram Shandy Wolfgang G. Müller	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Müller, Wolfgang G., ‘Style and Syntax as Catalysts of Sterne’s Humour in Tristram Shandy’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 19–30 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Wolfgang G. Müller, ‘Style and Syntax as Catalysts of Sterne’s Humour in Tristram Shandy’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 19–30, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Müller, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Müller, Wolfgang G.. 2013. ‘Style and Syntax as Catalysts of Sterne’s Humour in Tristram Shandy’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 19–30 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Müller 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Müller 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
31-47	The Ruins of Melancholy in Sterne’s Tristram Shandy Verena Olejniczak Lobsien	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Lobsien, Verena Olejniczak, ‘The Ruins of Melancholy in Sterne’s Tristram Shandy’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 31–47 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Verena Olejniczak Lobsien, ‘The Ruins of Melancholy in Sterne’s Tristram Shandy’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 31–47, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Lobsien, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Lobsien, Verena Olejniczak. 2013. ‘The Ruins of Melancholy in Sterne’s Tristram Shandy’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 31–47 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Lobsien 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Lobsien 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
48-61	From Personal Identity to Character: Sterne and Hume James Vigus	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Vigus, James, ‘From Personal Identity to Character: Sterne and Hume’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 48–61 First footnote reference: ³⁵ James Vigus, ‘From Personal Identity to Character: Sterne and Hume’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 48–61, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Vigus, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Vigus, James. 2013. ‘From Personal Identity to Character: Sterne and Hume’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 48–61 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Vigus 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Vigus 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
62-77	Literary Castlings and Backwards Flights to Heaven: Sterne’s Über-Humor in the Work of Jean Paul Richter and Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel Klaus Vieweg	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Vieweg, Klaus, ‘Literary Castlings and Backwards Flights to Heaven: Sterne’s Über-Humor in the Work of Jean Paul Richter and Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 62–77 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Klaus Vieweg, ‘Literary Castlings and Backwards Flights to Heaven: Sterne’s Über-Humor in the Work of Jean Paul Richter and Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 62–77, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Vieweg, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Vieweg, Klaus. 2013. ‘Literary Castlings and Backwards Flights to Heaven: Sterne’s Über-Humor in the Work of Jean Paul Richter and Theodor Gottlieb von Hippel’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 62–77 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Vieweg 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Vieweg 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
78-91	Consciousness, Time, and System: On the Structure of Hegel’s Phänomenologie des Geistes in the Light of Tristram Shandy Tommaso Pierini	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Pierini, Tommaso, ‘Consciousness, Time, and System: On the Structure of Hegel’s Phänomenologie des Geistes in the Light of Tristram Shandy’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 78–91 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Tommaso Pierini, ‘Consciousness, Time, and System: On the Structure of Hegel’s Phänomenologie des Geistes in the Light of Tristram Shandy’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 78–91, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Pierini, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Pierini, Tommaso. 2013. ‘Consciousness, Time, and System: On the Structure of Hegel’s Phänomenologie des Geistes in the Light of Tristram Shandy’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 78–91 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Pierini 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Pierini 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
92-109	Shandean Taylor Coleridge James Vigus	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Vigus, James, ‘Shandean Taylor Coleridge’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 92–109 First footnote reference: ³⁵ James Vigus, ‘Shandean Taylor Coleridge’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 92–109, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Vigus, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Vigus, James. 2013. ‘Shandean Taylor Coleridge’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 92–109 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Vigus 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Vigus 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
110-123	Karl Marx’s Shandean Humour: Scorpion und Felix and its Aftermath Duncan Large	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Large, Duncan, ‘Karl Marx’s Shandean Humour: Scorpion und Felix and its Aftermath’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 110–23 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Duncan Large, ‘Karl Marx’s Shandean Humour: Scorpion und Felix and its Aftermath’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 110–23, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Large, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Large, Duncan. 2013. ‘Karl Marx’s Shandean Humour: Scorpion und Felix and its Aftermath’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 110–23 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Large 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Large 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
124-142	The Crafty Art of Textual Pirating: Melville and Sterne Kathleen M. Wheeler	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Wheeler, Kathleen M., ‘The Crafty Art of Textual Pirating: Melville and Sterne’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 124–42 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Kathleen M. Wheeler, ‘The Crafty Art of Textual Pirating: Melville and Sterne’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 124–42, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Wheeler, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Wheeler, Kathleen M.. 2013. ‘The Crafty Art of Textual Pirating: Melville and Sterne’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 124–42 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Wheeler 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Wheeler 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)
143-161	From Shandyism to Pataphysics: Sternean Influence in Alfred Jarry’s Gestes et opinions du Docteur Faustroll, Pataphysicien Will Noonan	Cite
	Cite this article in standard MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Noonan, Will, ‘From Shandyism to Pataphysics: Sternean Influence in Alfred Jarry’s Gestes et opinions du Docteur Faustroll, Pataphysicien’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 143–61 First footnote reference: ³⁵ Will Noonan, ‘From Shandyism to Pataphysics: Sternean Influence in Alfred Jarry’s Gestes et opinions du Docteur Faustroll, Pataphysicien’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013), pp. 143–61, p. 21. Subsequent footnote reference: ³⁷ Noonan, p. 47. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.) Cite this article in author-date MHRA style: Bibliography entry: Noonan, Will. 2013. ‘From Shandyism to Pataphysics: Sternean Influence in Alfred Jarry’s Gestes et opinions du Docteur Faustroll, Pataphysicien’, in Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy, ed. by Klaus Vieweg, James Vigus and Kathleen M. Wheeler (Cambridge: Legenda), pp. 143–61 Example citation: ‘A quotation occurring on page 21 of this work’ (Noonan 2013: 21). Example footnote reference: ³⁵ Noonan 2013: 21. (To see how these citations were worked out, follow this link.)

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Vieweg, Klaus, James Vigus, and Kathleen M. Wheeler (eds), Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy (Cambridge: Legenda, 2013)

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Vieweg, Klaus, James Vigus, and Kathleen M. Wheeler (eds). 2013. Shandean Humour in English and German Literature and Philosophy (Cambridge: Legenda)

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