The Dictionary of Received Ideas by 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, and providing darkly humorous explanations. An insightful and playful look at nineteenth-century values and talking points, this dictionary will provide enduring entertainment and prove relevant today.-
The Devil's Elixirs
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Humiliated and Insulted
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Decameron
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Selected Letters
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Peter Schlemihl
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The Diaries of Adam and Eve
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A Strange Manuscript Found in a Copper Cylinder
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Ladies' Delight
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Memoirs of a Good-for-nothing
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Lars Porsena, or the Future of Swearing
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Sonnets
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Gulliver's Travels
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Histoires Naturelles
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Impressions of Africa
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Fosca
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The Woman in the Case and Other Stories
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Struggle for Life
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My Father Joseph Conrad
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 Sentimental Education, and for his stylistic perfectionism and scrupulous commitment to "le mot juste".
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| ISBN 13 | 9781847491657 |
| ISBN 10 | 1847491650 |
| Title | The Dictionary of Received Ideas |
| Author | Gustave Flaubert |
| Series | Oneworld Classics Ser |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Alma Books Ltd |
| Year published | 2010-10-01 |
| Number of pages | 112 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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