Description: Unabridged Devil's Dictionary, Hardcover by Bierce, Ambrose; Schultz, David E. (EDT); Joshi, S. T. (EDT), ISBN 0820352780, ISBN-13 9780820352787, Brand New, Free shipping in the US If we could only put aside our civil pose and say what we really thought, the world would be a lot like the one alluded to in The Unabridged Devils Dictionary. There, a bore is "a person who talks when you wish him to listen," and happiness is "an agreeable sensation arising from contemplating the misery of another." This is the most comprehensive, authoritative edition ever of Ambrose Bierces satiric masterpiece. It renders obsolete all other versions that have appeared in ths ninety-year history. A virtual onslaught of acerbic, confrontational wordplay, The Unabridged Devils Dictionary offers some 1,600 wickedly clever definitions to the vocabulary of everyday life. Little is sacred and few are safe, for Bierce targets just about any pursuit, from matrimony to immortality, that allows our willful failings and excesses to shine forth. This new edition is based on David E. Schultz and S. T. Joshis exhaustive investigation into ths writing and publishing history. All of Bierces known satiric definitions are here, including previously uncollected, unpublished, and alternative entries. Definitions dropped from previous editions have been restored while nearly two hundred wrongly attributed to Bierce have been excised. For dedicated Bierce readers, an introduction and notes are also included. Ambrose Bierces Devils Dictionary is a classic that stands alongside the best work of satirists such as Twain, Mencken, and Thurber. This unabridged edition will be celebrated by humor fans and word lovers everywhere.
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Original Language: English
Book Title: Unabridged Devil's Dictionary
Number of Pages: 440 Pages
Language: English
Publisher: University of Georgia Press
Topic: Form / Puns & Wordplay, General, Word Lists
Publication Year: 2017
Item Height: 1.1 in
Illustrator: Yes
Genre: Référence, Humor
Item Weight: 12.3 Oz
Author: Ambrose Bierce
Item Length: 9 in
Item Width: 6 in
Format: Hardcover
