The Encyclopedia of Stupidity |
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| Author:
| Boxsel, Matthijs van |
| Series title: | BL - Treasures from the Bodleian Library |
| ISBN: | 978-1-86189-159-4 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
| Publisher: | Reaktion Books, Limited
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $59.95 |
Book Description:
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A witty and erudite collection of human folly, foible and acts of stupidity, illustrated with many unusual and quirky images.In short sections with titles such as "The Blunderclub", "Fools in Hell", "Geneology of Idiots", and "The Aesthetics of the Empty Gesture", stupidity is analysed within many aspects of culture. Looking at fairy-tales, cartoons, triumphal arches, garden architecture, baroque ceilings, jokes, flimsy excuses and science fiction author Matthijs van Boxsel shows that...
More DescriptionA witty and erudite collection of human folly, foible and acts of stupidity, illustrated with many unusual and quirky images.In short sections with titles such as "The Blunderclub", "Fools in Hell", "Geneology of Idiots", and "The Aesthetics of the Empty Gesture", stupidity is analysed within many aspects of culture. Looking at fairy-tales, cartoons, triumphal arches, garden architecture, baroque ceilings, jokes, flimsy excuses and science fiction author Matthijs van Boxsel shows that stupidity is manifest in all areas, in everyone, at all times.