Sternes Yorick in a Sentimental Journey
us an anecdotal sequel to some events that occurred in Tristram Shandy -- which is fine because a follow-up is always nice -- but some of the felicity with which a tourist should be expected to go about his travels is lost and the adventures of Yorick seem to be but a continuation of some previously begun narrative. In this sense, I found Yorick to diverge from my idea of a tourist -- especially since the scene really feels somewhat arbitrary and forced and is very quickly recounted: "Tho' I hate salutations and greetings in the market-place, yet, when we… Continue Reading...
