The Dictionary of Received Ideas - Couverture souple

Wall, Geoffrey; Flaubert, Gustave; Barnes, Julian

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0140389040 ISBN 13 : 9780140389043

Editeur : Penguin Classics, 1994

Synopsis

This is a miniature encyclopedia of 19th-century bourgeois values, a dictionary that takes a humorous look at life in that century.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

"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."

Biographie de l'auteur

Born in Rouen in northern France, Gustave Flaubert (1821–80) is regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time. He is best known for his works Madame Bovary and A Sentimental Education, and for his stylistic perfectionism and scrupulous commitment to le mot juste.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Penguin Classics
• Date d'édition: 1994
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0140389040
• ISBN 13: 9780140389043
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 80
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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