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 |
Publication date: | 15th December 2016 |
Author: | Gustave Flaubert |
Publisher: | Alma Classics an imprint of Alma Books Ltd |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 128 pages |
Series: | Quirky Classics |
Genres: |
Classics Humour collections and anthologies |