Jacques Barzun’s masterful translation proves that Flaubert’s Dictionary of Accepted Ideas—an acid catalogue of the clichés of 19th-century France—is as relevant today as ever.
Throughout his life Flaubert made it a game to eavesdrop for the cliché, the platitude, the borrowed and unquestioned idea with which the “right thinking” swaddle their minds. After his death his little treasury of absurdities, of half-truths and social lies, was published as a Dictionnaire des id...A propos de l’auteur
Jacques Barzun (1907-2012) was a leading historian scholar on American culture. He was born in France.
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Langue Anglais ● Format EPUB ● Pages 96 ● ISBN 9780811225052 ● Taille du fichier 0.7 MB ● Traducteur Jacques Barzun ● Maison d’édition New Directions ● Pays US ● Publié 1968 ● Téléchargeable 24 mois ● Devise EUR ● ID 7469957 ● Protection contre la copie Adobe DRM
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