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.
- ISBN13 9780714546377
- Publish Date 16 May 2017 (first published 1 October 2010)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Alma Books Ltd
- Imprint Alma Classics
- Format eBook
- Language English