Dictionary of Received Ideas

Gustave Flaubert author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Alma Books Ltd

Published:15th Dec '16

Should be back in stock very soon

Dictionary of Received Ideas cover

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

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 99g

128 pages