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A prescription for adversity : the moral art of Ambrose Bierce
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Title
A prescription for adversity : the moral art of Ambrose Bierce / Lawrence I. Berkove.
ISBN
0814208940 (cloth : alk. paper)
0814250912 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Published
Columbus : Ohio State University Press, c2002.
Physical Description
xvii, 225 p. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 12, 2002
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 212-216) and index.
Contents
The topography of Bierce's career
"Gleams like the flashing of a shield" : the theme of war
The heart has its reasons : Bierce's successful failure at philosophy
Bierce as craftsman : his concern with mind
Poignant clarity : the achievement of tragedy
"An occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" : nothing better exists
"Success in literature".
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