Laurence Sterne

GPTKB entity

Properties (51)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Author
gptkbp:associatedWith Epistolary novel
Literary criticism
The Enlightenment
18th-century literature
Experimental literature
Literary Modernism
The Novel
gptkbp:birthDate 1713-11-24
gptkbp:bornIn gptkb:Ireland
gptkbp:child gptkb:Laurence_Sterne_Jr.
gptkb:Mary_Sterne
Lydia_Sterne
Catherine_Sterne
Frank_Sterne
gptkbp:deathDate 1768-03-18
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:London,_England
gptkbp:education gptkb:Trinity_College,_Dublin
gptkbp:famousFor Stream of consciousness
Narrative experimentation
Pioneering modern novel
gptkbp:genre Fiction
Humor
Satire
gptkbp:hasAuthorityOver Q123456
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Laurence Sterne
gptkbp:influenced gptkb:James_Joyce
gptkb:Marcel_Proust
gptkb:Virginia_Woolf
gptkb:William_Faulkner
gptkb:Thomas_Pynchon
gptkbp:influencedBy gptkb:Henry_Fielding
gptkb:Daniel_Defoe
gptkb:Jonathan_Swift
gptkbp:language English
gptkbp:nationality British
Irish
gptkbp:notableFeature Non-linear narrative
Use of humor
Playful language
Metafictional elements
Digressive storytelling
gptkbp:notableWork gptkb:Tristram_Shandy
A Sentimental Journey
gptkbp:occupation Clergyman
Novelist
gptkbp:placeOfBirth gptkb:Clonmel
gptkbp:placeOfDeath gptkb:London
gptkbp:spouse Catherine_Sterne
gptkbp:workLocation gptkb:London
York