Civil War Short Stories by Bierce, Ambrose
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Good
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- Binding
- Paperback
- Weight
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- Product Group
- Book
- IsTextBook
- No
- ISBN
- 9780803260870
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
ISBN-10
0803260873
ISBN-13
9780803260870
eBay Product ID (ePID)
854798
Product Key Features
Book Title
Civil War Short Stories of Ambrose Bierce
Number of Pages
140 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
1988
Topic
Short Stories (Single Author), General, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
6.3 Oz
Item Length
7.9 in
Item Width
6.7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
87-027970
Dewey Edition
19
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"He will remain one of our greatest wits, one of our most uncompromising satirists, the perfecter of two or three new genres."-Clifton Fadiman, "[These] striking stories center on subject matter virtually unique in fiction: the awareness of imminent violent death. Perhaps borrowing from his experience of being gravely wounded in the Civil War, [Bierce] wrote upward of a dozen stories in which the protagonist knows he is about to die, usually by hanging or firing squad--or, in a variation, recovers consciousness after being pronounced dead."--Dennis Drabelle,Smithsonian., "Bierce's war stories are. . .arresting, often shocking accounts of the incivilities perpetrated by and on men suddenly confronting their own mortality."--Cathy N. Davidson, author ofThe Experimental Fictions of Ambrose Bierce., "Bierce's war stories are. . .arresting, often shocking accounts of the incivilities perpetrated by and on men suddenly confronting their own mortality."-Cathy N. Davidson, author of The Experimental Fictions of Ambrose Bierce, "[These] striking stories center on subject matter virtually unique in fiction: the awareness of imminent violent death. Perhaps borrowing from his experience of being gravely wounded in the Civil War, [Bierce] wrote upward of a dozen stories in which the protagonist knows he is about to die, usually by hanging or firing squad-or, in a variation, recovers consciousness after being pronounced dead."-Dennis Drabelle, Smithsonian, "Bierce''s war stories are. . .arresting, often shocking accounts of the incivilities perpetrated by and on men suddenly confronting their own mortality."-Cathy N. Davidson, author of The Experimental Fictions of Ambrose Bierce, ""He will remain one of our greatest wits, one of our most uncompromising satirists, the perfecter of two or three new genres.""--Clifton Fadiman ""Bierce's war stories are. . .arresting, often shocking accounts of the incivilities perpetrated by and on men suddenly confronting their own mortality.""--Cathy N. Davidson, author of The Experimental Fictions of Ambrose Bierce ""[These] striking stories center on subject matter virtually unique in fiction: the awareness of imminent violent death. Perhaps borrowing from his experience of being gravely wounded in the Civil War, [Bierce] wrote upward of a dozen stories in which the protagonist knows he is about to die, usually by hanging or firing squad--or, in a variation, recovers consciousness after being pronounced dead.""--Dennis Drabelle, Smithsonian, "Bierce''s war stories are. . .arresting, often shocking accounts of the incivilities perpetrated by and on men suddenly confronting their own mortality."--Cathy N. Davidson, author ofThe Experimental Fictions of Ambrose Bierce.
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Dewey Decimal
813/.4
Synopsis
In The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce defined "war" as "a by-product of the arts of peace." A Civil War veteran, Bierce had absolutely no illusions about "courage," "honor," and "glory" on the battlefield. These stories form one of the great antiwar statements in American literature. Included here are the classic An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Chickamauga, The Mocking Bird, The Coup de Gr ce, Parker Anderson, Philosopher, and other stories celebrated for their intensity, startling insight, and mastery of form., In The Devil's Dictionary Ambrose Bierce defined "war" as "a by-product of the arts of peace." A Civil War veteran, Bierce had absolutely no illusions about "courage," "honor," and "glory" on the battlefield. These stories form one of the great antiwar statements in American literature. Included here are the classic An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge, Chickamauga , The Mocking Bird , The Coup de Gr'ce , Parker Anderson , Philosopher , and other stories celebrated for their intensity, startling insight, and mastery of form.
LC Classification Number
PS1097.A6 1988
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