{"product_id":"the-clan-of-the-flapdragon-and-other-adventures-in-etymology-paperback-softback-9780817360092","title":"The Clan of the Flapdragon and Other Adventures in Etymology (Paperback \/ softback) 9780817360092","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Clan of the Flapdragon and Other Adventures in Etymology\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Mckee (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780817360092\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 December 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.3 x 13.9 x 1.7 cm, 0.273 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIn its play with language, \u003ci\u003eThe Clan of the Flapdragon\u003c\/i\u003e is simultaneously a celebration of language and a tribute to the power of the word and the vital role of literacy in our culture. McKee delights in reminding us that language is not solely the tool of advertisers, politicians, literary theorists, or other extremists.\" - \u003ci\u003eGeorgia Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eThis potpourri of satire on language use in Western culture will trigger chuckles and guffaws from an eclectic readership.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn The Clan of the Flapdragon and Other Adventures in Etymology\u003c\/i\u003e by B.M.W. Schrapnel, the pseudonymous critic, satirizes a variety of subjects in and out of academe. These adventurous essays include lampoons on writing, language, and literature, and the collection is a delightful spoof of much in contemporary culture- especially areas of intellectual pretension. You will be entertained by anachronistic allusions, improbable parodies, whimsical etymologies, tongue-in-cheek word play, and stunning purple prose- examples of just some of the liberties Schrapnel takes with the language.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dr. Schrapnel includes a wide array of audience reactions in the form of bogus letters from fictional readers, confirming that language and literature are everyone's business. He also offers an annual list of words that writers and speakers should use more often- a lexicographer's equivalent to the endangered species list- and coins terms such as \u003ci\u003eprufrockery\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003egrendelish\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"The University of Alabama Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52574419288344,"sku":"9780817360092","price":17.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-clan-of-the-flapdragon-and-other-adventures-in-etymology-paperback-softback-9780817360092","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}