Description

Book Synopsis
In the landscape of the early modern European comic novel the inn often features as a monument to digression - the perfect setting for chance encounters with strangers who always have a story to tell. This wide-ranging comparative study explores the special part played by the inn, tracing the progress of a succession of wayward heroes and narrators in five canonical texts: Cervantes's "Don Quijote", Scarron's "Roman comique", Fielding's "Joseph Andrews" and "Tom Jones", Sterne's "Tristram Shandy" and Diderot's "Jacques le fataliste". As this celebration of digressive fiction unfolds, a very different picture emerges of the novel's rise and development.

Table of Contents
Introduction; 1: Before Palomeque: Hospitality and Storytelling; 2: Don Quijote The Inn and the Castle; 3: Le Roman comique Town, Country and the Provincial Inn; 4: Fielding I The Topography of Travel; 5: Fielding II The Topology of Travel; 6: Tristram Shandy Narrative as Travelogue; 7: Jacques le Fataliste et son maître Travelogue as Narrative; Conclusion

The Inn and the Traveller: Digressive

    Product form

    £56.99

    Includes FREE delivery

    RRP £59.99 – you save £3.00 (5%)

    Order before 4pm today for delivery by Sat 8 Aug 2026.

    A Paperback / softback by Will McMorran

    1 in stock

      Trusted by thousands of customers. See 2,385+ Customer Reviews

      View other formats and editions of The Inn and the Traveller: Digressive by Will McMorran

      Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 01/11/2002
      ISBN13: 9781900755641, 978-1900755641
      ISBN10: 1900755645
      Also in:
      Literary studies: general

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In the landscape of the early modern European comic novel the inn often features as a monument to digression - the perfect setting for chance encounters with strangers who always have a story to tell. This wide-ranging comparative study explores the special part played by the inn, tracing the progress of a succession of wayward heroes and narrators in five canonical texts: Cervantes's "Don Quijote", Scarron's "Roman comique", Fielding's "Joseph Andrews" and "Tom Jones", Sterne's "Tristram Shandy" and Diderot's "Jacques le fataliste". As this celebration of digressive fiction unfolds, a very different picture emerges of the novel's rise and development.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1: Before Palomeque: Hospitality and Storytelling; 2: Don Quijote The Inn and the Castle; 3: Le Roman comique Town, Country and the Provincial Inn; 4: Fielding I The Topography of Travel; 5: Fielding II The Topology of Travel; 6: Tristram Shandy Narrative as Travelogue; 7: Jacques le Fataliste et son maître Travelogue as Narrative; Conclusion

      Recently viewed products

      © 2026 Book Curl

        • American Express
        • Apple Pay
        • Diners Club
        • Discover
        • Google Pay
        • Maestro
        • Mastercard
        • PayPal
        • Shop Pay
        • Union Pay
        • Visa

        Login

        Forgot your password?

        Don't have an account yet?
        Create account