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OverviewThomas Amory's The Life of John Buncle, Esq (1756) is an appealingly eccentric fiction, in which Buncle, a student in Trinity College Dublin, embarks on a series of striking adventures and encounters in Ireland and the north of England. While the novel presents us with much that is earnest and serious, it is also full of comic elements, such as Buncle's pole-vaulting down mountains or his vain attempts to make love to a beautiful young woman while she is intent on discussing the finer points of theology. Published three years before the appearance of Laurence Sterne's more famous Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy (1759-67), Amory's novel presents us with a work of comparable complexity, both colloquial and bookish, learned and facetious. It is, as Leigh Hunt described it, 'a book unlike any other in the language, perhaps in the world.' (Series: Early Irish Fiction, c.1680-1820) Full Product DetailsAuthor: Moyra HaslettPublisher: Four Courts Press Ltd Imprint: Four Courts Press Ltd Weight: 0.737kg ISBN: 9781846822865ISBN 10: 1846822866 Pages: 400 Publication Date: 20 May 2011 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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