The Clan of the Flapdragon and Other Adventures in Etymology, by B.M.W. Schrapnel, Ph.D.

by Richard Mckee

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A collection of satirical essays originally published in OASIS, A Literary Magazine, between 1992 and 1996. The eccentric, fictitious Dr. Schrapnel lampoons writing, language, literature, and intellectual pretension with improbable parodies, whimsical etymologies, word play, and purple prose, prompting outraged replies from his "readers" in the form of letters, threats, and lawsuits. For general readers. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

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Satirizing academia and language usage in "Western culture". Spoof of pretensions-- intellectual anti-intellectualisms.
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Nonfiction, Literature Studies and Criticism
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412.0207 — Language Linguistics Etymology of standard forms of languages
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P106 .M3745 — Language and Literature Philology. Linguistics Language. Linguistic theory. Comparative grammar
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