The Clan of the Flapdragon and Other Adventures in Etymology by B. M. W. Schrapnel, Ph.D

This potpourri of satire on language use in Western culture will trigger chuckles and guffaws from an eclectic readership

About the author

Richard McKee now lives in Venice, Florida, and is retired from the State College of Florida. His satire and creative non-fiction have won awards from the Florida Freelance Writers Association and the south Florida chapter of the National Writers Club.

Summary

A potpourri of satire on language use in Western culture that will trigger chuckles and guffaws from an eclectic readership. These adventurous essays include lampoons on writing, language, and literature, and the collection is a delightful spoof of much in contemporary culture - especially areas of intellectual pretension.

Product details

• Authors: Richard McKee
• Publisher: Univ of Chicago Behalf of Univ of Alabama
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2020
• EAN: 9780817360092
• ISBN: 978-0-8173-6009-2
• No. of pages: 200
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 213 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 272 g
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics