Parodic illustration of The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy
From Introduction: Hoffmann’s Prism
From Introduction: Hoffmann’s Prism
E. T. A. Hoffmann, parodic illustration (c. 1804, Plock) of the narrative structure of Laurence Sterne’s novel The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman (1759–1767). Staatsbibliothek Bamberg, L.g.o.391e/B19. Photo: Gerald Raab.