The Dictionary of Received Ideas
Author(s): Gustave Flaubert
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 Pecuchet, this compilation was the result of a lifetime of collecting the absurd and the cliched 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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General Fields
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- : Alma Classics
- : Alma Classics
- : October 2016
- : January 2017
- : books
Special Fields
- : Gustave Flaubert
- : 112