03675oam 2200697 a 450 991097402140332120200520144314.097984006097189786610708703978128070870112807087009780313016608031301660710.5040/9798400609718(CKB)1000000000000518(OCoLC)55664201(CaPaEBR)ebrary10017895(SSID)ssj0000276796(PQKBManifestationID)11237835(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000276796(PQKBWorkID)10233732(PQKB)11540759(Au-PeEL)EBL3000567(CaPaEBR)ebr10017895(CaONFJC)MIL70870(MiAaPQ)EBC3000567(OCoLC)44516783(DLC)BP9798400609718BC(BIP)111404334(BIP)6515241(EXLCZ)99100000000000051820000626e20012024 uy 0engurcn|||||||||txtccrAn Ambrose Bierce companion /Robert L. Gale1st ed.Westport, Conn. :Greenwood Press,2001.London :Bloomsbury Publishing,20241 online resource (352 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9780313311307 0313311307 Includes bibliographical references (p. [311]-313) and index.Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Chronology -- Abbreviations -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y-Z -- General Bibliography -- Index.Ambrose Bierce was born in 1842 and mysteriously disappeared in 1914. During his lifetime, he was a controversial and prolific writer, and there is growing interest in his works. As a Union soldier during the Civil War, he witnessed bloodshed and the atrocities of battle. After the war, he began a career as a journalist in San Francisco, where many of his newspaper columns were filled with venom and daring. In addition, he wrote war stories and tales of the supernatural, along with an assortment of poems. Today, he is probably best remembered as the author of The Devil's Dictionary, originally published as The Cynic's Dictionary in 1906. This reference is a guide to his life and writings.An opening essay overviews Bierce's contribution to literature and journalism, and a chronology summarizes the most important events in his life. The bulk of the Companion comprises alphabetically arranged entries on Bierce's major works and characters and on historical persons and writers who figured prominently in his life and career. Thus the volume provides coverage of Bierce's contemporaries, many of whom he satirized in his scathing newspaper columns. Many of the entries list works for further reading, and the book closes with a selected, general bibliography. Because of Bierce's concern with so many issues of his day, the volume offers a valuable perspective on American culture during the time in which he lived.Authors, American19th centuryBiographyEncyclopediasJournalistsUnited StatesBiographyEncyclopediasAuthors, AmericanBiographyJournalistsBiography813/.4Gale Robert L.1919-175396DLCDLCDLCBOOK9910974021403321An Ambrose Bierce companion4336691UNINA