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en-wikipedia-org-5335		The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman - Wikipedia			.html	text/html	5166	477	69	Many of his similes, for instance, are reminiscent of the works of the metaphysical poets of the 17th century,[1] and the novel as a whole, with its focus on the problems of language, has constant regard for John Locke's theories in An Essay Concerning Human Understanding.[2] Arthur Schopenhauer called Tristram Shandy one of "the four immortal romances."[3] Satires of Pope and Swift formed much of the humour of Tristram Shandy, but Swift's sermons and Locke's Essay Concerning Human Understanding also contributed ideas and frameworks Sterne explored throughout the novel. The frequent references to Rocinante, the character of Uncle Toby (who resembles Don Quixote in many ways) and Sterne's own description of his characters' "Cervantic humour", along with the genre-defying structure of Tristram Shandy, which owes much to the second part of Cervantes' novel, all demonstrate the influence of Cervantes.[12] The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy, Gentleman, Laurence Sterne.	./cache/en-wikipedia-org-5335.html	./txt/en-wikipedia-org-5335.txt