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Dictionary of Received Ideas
Gustave Flaubert
- Alma Books - Alma Classics
- Quirky Classics
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Publisher | Alma Books - Alma Classics |
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ISBN | 9781847496836 |
Publication date | January 2017 |
Edition | Paperback |
Dimensions | 198 x 129 mm |
Pages | 128 |
Language(s) | Eng. ed. |
Exhibition | Quirky Classics |
Description
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.