Dictionary of Received Ideas

A spoof encyclopedia of contemporary accepted wisdom and commonplaces, the Dictionary of Received Ideas sees Flaubert at his witty and satirical best. Perhaps intended as a companion to his final, unfinished novel Bouvard and Pécuchet, this compilation was the result of a lifetime of collecting the absurd and the clichéd with darkly humorous explanations.

A playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant even today.

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Gustave Flaubert

Résumé

A playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant even today.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Gustave Flaubert
• Edition: Alma Books
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre Broché
• Sortie: 31.12.2017
• EAN: 9781847496836
• ISBN: 978-1-84749-683-6
• Pages: 128
• Thèmes: Quirky Classics; Quirky Classics
• Catégories: Littérature > Bandes dessinées, dessin humoristique, humour, satire; Sciences humaines, art, musique > Linguistique et littérature > Littérature générale et comparée; HUMOR / Form / Parodies, Literary essays, spoof; encyclopedia