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Résumé

This carefully crafted ebook: "The Devil's Dictionary (or The Cynic's Wordbook: Unabridged with all the Definitions)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents.
The book is a classic satire in the form of a dictionary on which Bierce worked for decades. It was originally published in 1906 as The Cynic's Word Book before being retitled in 1911. A number of the definitions are accompanied by satiric verses, many of which are signed with comic pseudonyms. It offers reinterpretations of terms in the English language which lampoon cant and political double-talkas well as other aspects of human foolishness and frailty. The definitions provide satirical, witty and often politically pointed representations of the words that is seeks to "define". The Devil's Dictionary has inspired many imitations both in its day and more recently.

Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842 – 1914?) was an American satirist, critic, poet, editor and journalist. Bierce became a prolific author of short stories often humorous and sometimes bitter or macabre. His dark, sardonic views and vehemence as a critic earned him the nickname, "Bitter Bierce".

Auteur

  • Ambrose Bierce (auteur)

    Ambrose Bierce (1842-1913) est un écrivain américain. Combattant de la guerre de Sécession du côté de l’Union, il est blessé et quitte l’armée pour entreprendre une carrière de journaliste et d’écrivain. Brillant, cruel et imagé, il est l’un des maîtres de la nouvelle américaine.

Auteur(s) : Ambrose Bierce

Caractéristiques

Editeur : e-artnow

Auteur(s) : Ambrose Bierce

Publication : 21 août 2013

Edition : 1ère édition

Intérieur : Noir & blanc

Support(s) : Livre numérique eBook [ePub + Mobi/Kindle + WEB]

Contenu(s) : ePub, Mobi/Kindle, WEB

Protection(s) : Marquage social (ePub), Marquage social (Mobi/Kindle), DRM (WEB)

Taille(s) : 521 ko (ePub), 1,47 Mo (Mobi/Kindle), 1 octet (WEB)

Langue(s) : Anglais

Code(s) CLIL : 3666, 3658

EAN13 Livre numérique eBook [ePub + Mobi/Kindle + WEB] : 9788074843952

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