Didst thou ever see a white bear? cried my father, turning his head round to Trim, who stood at the back of his chair:——No, an' please your honor, replied the corporal.——But thou could'st discourse about one, Trim, said my father, in case of need?——How is it possible, brother, quoth my uncle Toby, if the corporal never saw one?——'Tis the fact I want, said my father—and the possibility of it, is as follows.
(Sterne, The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy V:xlii.)

Sunday, February 6, 2011

Reminder: Bring Tristram Shandy to Class Tomorrow (NOT poetry anthology!)

I said the wrong thing in class on Friday.  We've spent enough time with later C18 poetry.  You need some time to get acquainted with later C18 prose (through the works of Laurence Sterne and Samuel Johnson) before we embark on the student presentations.  So bring Shandy to class, along with your first assignments.
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