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The Devil's Dictionary

The Devil's Dictionary

Bierce, Ambrose
Editions, Mint

Paperback

Series: Mint Editions (Humorous and Satirical Narratives)

HumorLiterary CriticismDictionaries & Encyclopedias

Publisher Price: $11.99

ISBN10: 1513282778
ISBN13: 9781513282770
Publisher: Mint Ed
Published: May 21 2021
Pages: 236
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.54 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English

The Devil's Dictionary (1906) is a work of satire by Ambrose Bierce. Although he is commonly remembered for his chilling short stories on the experiences of Civil War soldiers, Bierce was recognized in his day as a leading journalist and humorist who spent decades ruffling feathers and drawing laughter with his witty opinion columns, poems, and definitions. Toward the end of his career, he decided to compile these satirical definitions into a book, following in the footsteps of Samuel Johnson, Noah Webster, and Gustave Flaubert. Immensely popular upon publication, The Devil's Dictionary inspired countless imitators, but remains one-of-a-kind. Reading Bierce's definitions today, it's not hard to imagine the controversy they must have caused, matched only by the laughs they must have roused, when published at the onset of the twentieth century. Written during a period of undaunted industrial growth, of immense wealth and promise in a nation recently torn apart by civil war, The Devil's Dictionary preserves a tantalizing touch of irreverence and doubt which must remain funny to those who know humor when they sense it. AIR, n. A nutritious substance supplied by a bountiful providence for the fattening of the poor. CONSERVATIVE, n. A statesman who is enamoured of existing evils, as distinguished from the Liberal, who wishes to replace them with others. Crafted for the cynic, quoted by the misanthrope, Bierce's definitions prove profoundly entertaining and frequently accurate-sort of-over a century after they were published. This edition of Ambrose Bierce's The Devil's Dictionary is a classic of American literature reimagined for modern readers.

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