500 citations des grands philosophes du XXe siècle

Le Dictionnaire du Diable rassemble très exactement 998 définitions, qui s'accompagnent de plusieurs centaines de fausse " citations ", signées d'éminents poètes, inventés par l'auteur. La présente traduction respecte l'intégralité du texte. Sa publication débuta dans une feuille hebdomadaire en 1881, et se prolongea avec de longues interruptions, jusqu'en 1906. Ce livre a permis à Bierce de rassembler à la fois toutes les formes de son esprit et d'aborder tous les sujets.

Le dictionnaire du diable

"The Damned Thing" is a horror short story written by Ambrose Bierce. It first appeared in Tales from New York Town Topics on December 7, 1893. 

The story begins in Hugh Morgan's cabin, where local men have gathered around the battered corpse of Hugh Morgan to hold an inquest concerning his death.

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The Damned Thing - A Horror Short Story

Le dictionnaire du diable - Articles inédits

Une aventure à Brownville

Epigrammes d'un cynique, un livre inédit d'Ambrose Bierce publié en 1911, soit deux ans avant sa disparition définitive au Mexique, un livre qui n'est pas sans parenté avec son fameux Dictionnaire du diable, où règne le même esprit sardonique et pourfendeur de celui qui fut si bien surnommé "Bitter Bierce", le "Tout-puissant Dieu Bierce" ou encore le "philosophe grincheux". De son vivant, la question "qui est Ambrose Bierce ?" faisait déjà couler beaucoup d'encre ! Qu'est-ce donc qu'un cynique ? C'est pour l'acrimonieux lexicographe une crapule à la vue défectueuse qui voit les choses comme elles sont et non pas comme elles devraient être. Autant dire un esprit fâché, voire chagrin, une tête lucide qui ne mâche pas ses mots et quelque peu portée sur la médisance, cette "pente secrète de l'âme à penser mal de tous les hommes" observait La Bruyère. Non seulement de tout homme, mais aussi de ses institutions comme de ses entreprises, de son risible théâtre comme de ses dieux... Ses acerbes aphorismes sont suivis des Rêveries philosophiques et théologiques extraites des Délices d'un monstre ainsi que de divers textes inédits en français, d'extraits de sa correspondance et d'une dizaine de ses Fables fantastiques, qui pour Jacques Sternberg "mettent régulièrement en pièces la morale traditionnelle". De cette noire figure si prolifique de la littérature américaine, il reste encore beaucoup à découvrir...

Epigrammes d'un cynique - Suivies de morceaux choisis, fables fantastiques et lettres

=In the heart of life 1: Stories of soldiers

Histoires de soldats : nouvelles

This short story collection by Ambrose Bierce has all of the following stories: A Shipwreckollection, The Captain of "The Camel," The Man Overboard, A Cargo of Cat, Epigrams 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.

La vague de l'océan

This   carefully crafted ebook: "Tales of Soldiers and Civilians (26 Stories:   includes Chickamauga + An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge + The   Mocking-Bird)" is formatted for your eReader with a functional and   detailed table of contents.
Tales of Soldiers and Civilians is a collection of short stories written by   Ambrose Bierce. Published in 1891, the 26 stories detail the lives of   soldiers and civilians during the American Civil War. His famous story   "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" is included in this   collection.
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce (1842-1914) was an American editorialist,   journalist, short-story writer and satirist. His short stories are considered   among the best of the 19th century, providing a popular following based on   his roots. Bierce's lucid, unsentimental style has kept him popular when many   of his contemporaries have been consigned to oblivion. His dark, sardonic   views and vehemence as a critic earned him the nickname, "Bitter   Bierce."

500 citations des grands philosophes du XXe siècle

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