1. Ambrose Bierce Ambrose Bierce. ( 18421914??) Ambrose Bierce was the author of supernatural stories that have secured his http://www.creative.net/~alang/lit/horror/abierce.sht

Ambrose Bierce A mbrose Bierce was the author of supernatural stories that have secured his place in both the weird tradition and in American letters at large. The stories in his two primary volumes, Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (a.k.a., In the Midst of Life , 1892) and Can Such Things Be? (1893) often added a Western setting to Gothic fiction and, more importantly, developed the psychological aspects of horror first recognized by Poe. He is also noted for his tales of the Civil War, which drew on his own experience as a Union cartographer and officer. His first job in journalism was as editor for the San Francisco News-Letter and California Advertiser (1868-72), writing the entries of the "Town Crier" which constituted the first real newspaper column. Perhaps we can say that his true love was satire in any form whether ghost story or fable, newspaper column or lyrical lambaste, fantasy or pseudo-lexicography. In time, Bierce established himself a kind of literary dictator of the West Coast and was so respected and feared as a critic that his judgement could "make or break" an aspiring author's reputation. Well-known by his mere initials, A.G.B., his enemies and detractors called him "Almighty God Bierce." He was also nicknamed "Bitter Bierce" and his nihilistic motto was "Nothing matters." Apart from a few well-anthologized ghost stories (notably, "An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge"), Bierce is best remembered for his cynical but humorous Devil's Dictionary (see Publishing News, below).

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PAL: Perspectives in American Literature - A Research and Reference Guide Paul P. Reuben Chapter 6: Late Nineteenth Century: Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) AB Bibliography A Brief Biography Primary Works Selected Bibliography: Books ... Home Page Source: Reflections on Great Literature - AB Primary Works The Fiend's Delight, 1872 (writing as Dod Grile); Nuggets and Dust, Nuggets And Dust Panned Out in California, 1872 (writing as Dod Grile); The Fiend's Delight, Cobwebs from an Empty Skull, Cobwebs from an Empty Skull, 1874 (writing as Dod Grile); The Dance of Death, 1877 (writing as William Herman) (with Thomas A Harcourt); The Dance of Life: An Answer to the Dance of Death, 1877 (writing as Mrs J Milton Bowers); Black Beetles In Amber, The Monk and the Hangman's Daughter, Tales of Soldiers and Civilians Black Beetles in Amber Can Such Things Be? Fantastic Fables Shapes of Clay, The Cynic's Word Book A Vision of Doom, The letters of Ambrose Bierce. edited by Bertha Clark Pope; with a memoir by George Sterling. San Francisco: The Book Club of California, 1922. PS1097 .Z5 A3 Collected works . NY: Gordian P, 1966. 12 volumes. PS1097 .A1

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[Back To Essayists List] Ambrose Bierce Bierce, from a sternly religious family, was born in Horse Cave Creek, Ohio. He fought with distinction in the American civil war. By 1866 he was in California and soon contributing to such papers as the News-Letter . He was part of a new breed of writers, including Bret Harte and Mark Twain; they were "a fusion of the whimsical and the bombastic." In 1872, Bierce moved off to England for four years; after that back again to write for the San Francisco Examiner The books for which Bierce is best know for are The Devil's Dictionary and , also known as In the Midst of Life . Bierce's works are readily available on the 'NET [UP] [ESSAYISTS LIST] [BIOGRAPHIES JUMP PAGE] [HOME] November, 1997. Peter Landry E-MAIL: Because our old e-mail address has been harvested by the spamers of the world (they have absolutely no conscience) and further because of that obnoxious "worm" or infection that has been going around as of late, we have been obliged to set up a new e-mail address for us here at blupete and a new system to prevent it from being harvested off of the site. The new e-mail is Or, Just click

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Choose another writer in this calendar: by name: A B C D ... Z by birthday from the calendar Credits and feedback Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842-1914) "Bitter Bierce" - American newspaper columnist, satirist, essayist, short-story writer, and novelist, an enigmatic figure, who disappeared in the Mexican Revolution. His end is still a mystery, but he is presumed to have died in the siege of Ojinega on 11 January 1914. Bierce is best-known for his numerous short stories collected in TALES OF SOLDIERS AND CIVILIANS (1891), which show the influence of Edgar Allan Poe . However, Bierce himself was annoyed by comparisons. As a literary critic he was against realism. After Stephen Crane published his famous novel about the Civil War, The Red Badge of Courage , Bierce wrote: "I had thought there could be only two worse writers than Stephen Crane, namely, two Stephen Cranes." "John Searing, a man of courage, the formidable enemy, the strong, resolute warrior, was as pale as a ghost. His jaw was fallen; his eyes protruded; he trembled in every fibre; a cold sweat bathed his entire body; he screamed with fear. He was not insane - he was terrified." (from 'One of the Missing') Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was born in Meigs County, Ohio, as the tenth of thirteen children of Marcus and Laura Bierce. Each of the children was given a name beginning with the letter "A". Bierce's father had a large private library, and he spent much time with the books - his name Marcus Aurelius was given after the famous Roman emperor. Bierce grew up on a farm in northern Indiana. Later, in his parody of 'The Old Oaken Bucket', Bierce wrote about his early years: "With what anguish of mind I remember my childhood, / Recalled in the light of a knowledge since gained; / The malarious farm, the wet, fungus grown wildwood, / The chills then contracted that since have remained." Bierce studied year in a high school. At the age of fifteen he became a printer's apprentice on

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Postbellum America, 1865-1913 Ambrose Bierce, 1842-1914? By Stacey Ann Singletary Student, University of North Carolina at Pembroke Born on June 24, 1842, in Meigs County, Ohio, Ambrose Gwinnette Bierce was one of thirteen children of Marcus Aurelius and Laura Bierce. At seventeen, Bierce attended the Kentucky Military Institute and two years later he served in the Union army of the Civil War. It was in the war that Bierce discovered death and destruction. Bierce transformed these Civil War experiences into powerful short stories such as "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" and "Chickamauga." Bierce enlisted with the Ninth Indiana Infantry and fought in one of the first battles of the Civil War at Philippi, West Virginia. Only three months later did Bierce begin to battle with the effects of war as he carried one of his dying comrades across a battlefield. In 1862, the Civil War heightened, and Bierce was involved in several bloody battles at Shiloh, Chickamauga, Lookout Mountain, Missionary Ridge, and Kenesaw Mountain. As Bierce's participation in the war increased, so did his acts of bravery. Thus, he rose through the ranks to become a sergeant, then a lieutenant, and finally positioned as a topographical engineer. After receiving a severe head wound in June of 1864, his brother, Albert, nurtured Bierce back to health. Despite his second command of a leave of absence, Bierce reenlisted with the Fourth Army Corps. He was finally discharged in the spring of 1865. Bierce's literary career began shortly after his dismissal (DLB 74: 22-23).

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Ambrose Bierce E scritor satírico y periodista estadounidense, nacido en Meigs County (Ohio). Prestó sus servicios en el ejército de la Unión durante la Guerra Civil estadounidense (1861-1865) y dirigió una expedición militar al oeste. Bierce se estableció en San Francisco, donde escribió breves e ingeniosos artículos políticos y una columna para el periódico News-Letter. Alrededor de 1868 se convirtió en su editor. En 1872 se trasladó a Londres. Bajo el seudónimo de Dod Grile, escribió corrosivos artículos y relatos para las revistas Fun y Figaro, que posteriormente se publicaron en la recopilación titulada Telarañas de una calavera vacía (1874). Bierce regresó a San Francisco en 1877. Allí continuó colaborando con el Argonaut, fue editor del Wasp y escribió una columna para el Sunday Examiner, propiedad de William Randolph Hearst. En su estilo sobresale un ingenio y una fascinación por el horror y la muerte y su dominio del relato hizo que se le comparara en ocasiones con los escritores estadounidenses Edgar Allan Poe y Bret Harte. Entre 1899 y 1913 trabajó para Hearst en Washington, D.C., y se dedicó a revisar sus propias obras. En 1913 viajó a México donde participó en la Revolución Mexicana y nunca más se supo de él. Sus Obras completas se publicaron en 12 volúmenes (1909-1912) e incluyen el Diccionario del diablo , titulado originalmente Diccionario del cínico eMe Textos: Diccionario del diablo (fragmento) Archivo Midi epdlp

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Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) Contributing Editor: Cathy N. Davidson Classroom Issues and Strategies Two primary issues present themselves in teaching "Chickamauga." First the details are grotesque. The procession of bloody, dying men and the macabre humor of the small child mounting one as he would a pony (or his father's slaves "playing horsey") often disturbs students very much. This, of course, is exactly Bierce's intention. Second, the ending seems like a gratuitous trick. Is it necessary that the child be deaf and dumb? Realistically, this is necessary since the child does not hear the great battlewe are told so explicitly. But it's also important symbolically: the temptation to war is so great in male culture that even this small child learns it, even though there is so much he does not understand. To address these issues, first I read some conventional war accounts and war storiesor even the lyrics to war songs. I then read aloud the most grotesque parts of Bierce. I next ask my students which is, in its consequence, the more violent. We then discuss protest literature and Bierce's disgust that several prominent generals of the Civil War were rewriting the incomparably brutal history of that war. Second, we go through the story isolating how the child learns, what he knows and doesn't. The picture book lesson at the beginning makes the point that a child is already learning values at the earliest age, prelinguistically. These are powerful messages, calls to violence.

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