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Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist. He wrote the short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and compiled a satirical lexicon, The Devil's Dictionary. His vehemence as a critic, his motto "Nothing matters", and the sardonic view of human nature that informed his work, all earned him the nickname "Bitter Bierce".Bierce was considered a master of pure English by his contemporaries, and virtually everything that came from his pen was notable for its judicious wording and economy of style. He wrote in a variety of literary genres.His short stories are held among the best of the 19th century, providing a popular following based on his roots. He wrote realistically of the terrible things he had seen in the war in such stories as "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge", "The Boarded Window", "Killed at Resaca", and "Chickamauga".In addition to his ghost and war stories, he also published several volumes of poetry. His Fantastic Fables anticipated the ironic style of grotesquerie that became a more common genre in the 20th century. Kirjastojen kuvailuja ei löytynyt. |
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I have heard of Ambrose Bierce, the real author of the piece. I rather thought he wrote things such as journalism and possibly some O. Henry type of stories or something like that. About half way through I decided to do some research and discovered that he was a satirist, and this was a bit of satire. Oh! Very well, I suppose it was a bit like The Onion of their times.
He certainly is talented with words, and his alliteration commands attention.
"...simpering simpletons who sympathize..." I think it was after stumbling over that I decided to research the author some more.
"...facile fair being whom favoring fortune..."
"...no personal or pulpit popularity to preserve..." Yeah.
Still and all, I think after reading this I will go take some Waltzing lessons. ;) Whew, is it hot in here? ( )