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Dictionary of Received Ideas

Gustave Flaubert


  • Alma Books - Alma Classics
  • Quirky Classics
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.

ISBN 9781847496836 | E | PB
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Publisher Alma Books - Alma Classics
ISBN 9781847496836
Publication date January 2017
Edition Paperback
Dimensions 198 x 129 mm
Pages 128
Language(s) Eng. ed.
Exhibition Quirky Classics
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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.