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The dictionary of received ideas

Paperback • 2017 • English • 1. edition

The dictionary of received ideas

By Gustave Flaubert

Part of the series Quirky classics

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About the book

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 tod...Show more

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ISBN

9781847496836

Publisher

Alma Classics

Published year

2017

Language

English

Edition

1

Original title

The dictionary of received ideas

Format

Paperback

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