Ambrose Bierce and the dance of death /

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Ambrose Bierce and the Dance of Death uses psychoanalytic theory in combination with historical, cultural, and literary contexts to examine the complex motif of death in a full range of Bierce's writings. Scholarly interest in Bierce, whose work has long been undervalued, has grown significantl...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Talley, Sharon, 1952-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, ©2009.
Edición:1st ed.
Temas:
Bierce, Ambrose, > 1842-1914? > Criticism and interpretation.
Bierce, Ambrose, > 1842-1914?
1861-1865
Death in literature.
Fear of death in literature.
War stories, American > History and criticism.
War in literature.
Mort dans la littérature.
Peur de la mort dans la littérature.
Récits de guerre américains > Histoire et critique.
Guerre dans la littérature.
LITERARY CRITICISM > American > General.
LITERARY CRITICISM > General.
Death in literature
Fear of death in literature
War and literature
War in literature
War stories, American
United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Literature and the war.
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Childhood and the fear of death in the Parenticide Club and "Visions of the Night"
  • The failed journey to self-understanding in "The death of Halpin Frayser"
  • Sacred to death: tales of terror from In the Midst of Life
  • Doubling death: seeking the immortal self in stories from Can such things be?
  • Courage and cowardice: facing death in Bierce's early Civil War writings
  • Death before dishonor: seasoned soldiers and the burden of heroism
  • Collateral damage: civilians and the human cost of war
  • Seeking death: tales of suicidal war heroes
  • Surviving war: "Phantoms of a blood-stained period" and posttraumatic stress disorder
  • Bierce's final dance of death.

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