The short fiction of Ambrose Bierce : a comprehensive edition

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The short fiction of Ambrose Bierce : a comprehensive edition

edited by S.T. Joshi, Lawrence I. Berkove, David E. Schultz

University of Tennessee Press, c2006

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注記

1. 1868-1886 -- 2. 1887-1893 -- 3. 1895-1910

Includes bibliographical references (p. [1225]-1228) and indexes

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1 ISBN 9781572335363

内容説明

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) has been a widely read, often controversial, author for more than a hundred years, but until now there has been no exhaustive collection of his short fiction. This new edition, both comprehensive and chronological, reveals the broad range of fiction that Bierce mastered. Readers who expect to find only a writer of grim and shocking stories of war and other horrors will discover that he excelled at other types of tales-humorous, mystical, Gothic, satirical, sentimental, mystery, science fiction, and even love stories. This collection gives readers the opportunity to observe the growth of characteristic themes and techniques in Bierce's short fiction. A number of the early sketches evidence both the thoughtful moral focus and the technical brilliance of his best work, and here they also can be seen as training exercises for the young writer on his way to the better-known stories of his artistic peak.Although several previous books purport to provide accurate collections of Bierce's work, none does more than uncritically re-assemble the tales in the heretofore standard Collected Works (1909-1912). This edition will be the new standard. It is the first to include all his known and rediscovered short fiction. Of the 249 items collected in this edition, 1 story ("Alasper") is unpublished, 58 have not been previously reprinted from the newspapers and magazines in which they originally appeared, and 74 have not been reprinted since their appearance in Bierce's early volumes. It is also the only edition to be based upon consultation of manuscripts and early printed sources. As a result, textual corrections have been made to some of Bierce's stories, including two of his best known.Volume I covers the years 1868 to 1886 and includes nearly 150 stories from Bierce's early period, among them "Pernicketty's Fright," "The Grateful Bear," and "Why I Am Not Editing 'The Stinger.'"A model of careful scholarship, this edition includes selected textual variants, a bibliography of all appearances of the story in Bierce's lifetime, introductory comments and extensive annotations that provide biographical and other background information, and citations to important works of criticism.
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2 ISBN 9781572335370

内容説明

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) has been a widely read, often controversial, author for more than a hundred years, but until now there has been no exhaustive collection of his short fiction. This new edition, both comprehensive and chronological, reveals the broad range of fiction that Bierce mastered. Readers who expect to find only a writer of grim and shocking stories of war and other horrors will discover that he excelled at other types of tales-humorous, mystical, Gothic, satirical, sentimental, mystery, science fiction, and even love stories. This collection gives readers the opportunity to observe the growth of characteristic themes and techniques in Bierce's short fiction. A number of the early sketches evidence both the thoughtful moral focus and the technical brilliance of his best work, and here they also can be seen as training exercises for the young writer on his way to the better-known stories of his artistic peak.Although several previous books purport to provide accurate collections of Bierce's work, none does more than uncritically re-assemble the tales in the heretofore standard Collected Works (1909-1912). This edition will be the new standard. It is the first to include all his known and rediscovered short fiction. Of the 249 items collected in this edition, 1 story ("Alasper") is unpublished, 58 have not been previously reprinted from the newspapers and magazines in which they originally appeared, and 74 have not been reprinted since their appearance in Bierce's early volumes. It is also the only edition to be based upon consultation of manuscripts and early printed sources. As a result, textual corrections have been made to some of Bierce's stories, including two of his best known.Volume II covers the years 1887 to 1893 and collects nearly 60 pieces, including "A Horseman in the Sky," "Chickamauga," "A Son of the Gods," and "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."A model of careful scholarship, this edition includes selected textual variants, a bibliography of all appearances of the story in Bierce's lifetime, introductory comments and extensive annotations that provide biographical and other background information, and citations to important works of criticism.
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3 ISBN 9781572335387

内容説明

Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914?) has been a widely read, often controversial, author for more than a hundred years, but until now there has been no exhaustive collection of his short fiction. This new edition, both comprehensive and chronological, reveals the broad range of fiction that Bierce mastered. Readers who expect to find only a writer of grim and shocking stories of war and other horrors will discover that he excelled at other types of tales-humorous, mystical, Gothic, satirical, sentimental, mystery, science fiction, and even love stories. This collection gives readers the opportunity to observe the growth of characteristic themes and techniques in Bierce's short fiction. A number of the early sketches evidence both the thoughtful moral focus and the technical brilliance of his best work, and here they also can be seen as training exercises for the young writer on his way to the better-known stories of his artistic peak.Although several previous books purport to provide accurate collections of Bierce's work, none does more than uncritically re-assemble the tales in the heretofore standard Collected Works (1909-1912). This edition will be the new standard. It is the first to include all his known and rediscovered short fiction. Of the 249 items collected in this edition, 1 story ("Alasper") is unpublished, 58 have not been previously reprinted from the newspapers and magazines in which they originally appeared, and 74 have not been reprinted since their appearance in Bierce's early volumes. It is also the only edition to be based upon consultation of manuscripts and early printed sources. As a result, textual corrections have been made to some of Bierce's stories, including two of his best known.Volume III covers the years 1895 to 1910 and includes more than 70 pieces, with "Moxon's Master," "Beyond the Wall," and "The Eyes of a Panther."A model of careful scholarship, this edition includes selected textual variants, a bibliography of all appearances of the story in Bierce's lifetime, introductory comments and extensive annotations that provide biographical and other background information, and citations to important works of criticism.

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詳細情報

  • NII書誌ID(NCID)
    BA80516063
  • ISBN
    • 1572334754
    • 157233536X
    • 1572335378
    • 1572335386
  • LCCN
    2006001036
  • 出版国コード
    us
  • タイトル言語コード
    eng
  • 本文言語コード
    eng
  • 出版地
    Knoxville
  • ページ数/冊数
    3 v. (xxix, 1275 p.)
  • 大きさ
    24 cm
  • 分類
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