Flaubert, Gustave 1821-1880 creator text utu 2004 monographic fr 1 online resource : multiple file formats "Dictionnaire des idées reçues" by Gustave Flaubert is a satirical dictionary compiled during the 1870s and published in 1911-13. This wickedly funny work catalogs the clichés and automatic thoughts that plagued French society under the Second Empire. Structured as a mock dictionary, it exposes the absurdity of received wisdom through entries that reveal self-contradictory platitudes and insipid commonplaces. Flaubert spent his life perfecting this devastating critique of stupidity, creating a book where readers would fear speaking lest they repeat one of its skewered phrases. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Wikipedia page about this book: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionary_of_Received_Ideas Wikipedia page about this book: https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dictionnaire_des_id%C3%A9es_re%C3%A7ues Release date is 2004-11-26 Produced by Ebooks libres et gratuits at http://www.ebooksgratuits.com Original publication data not identified French wit and humor Wisdom -- Humor PQ Original publication data not identified https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14156 https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/14156 UtSlPG 260607 20260610133332.0 14156