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When An Epicure in the Terrible first appeared in 1991,
commemorating the centennial of H. P. Lovecraft's birth, it was
hailed as a significant contribution to Lovecraft studies. Its
thirteen original essays, along with a lengthy biocritical
introduction by S. T. Joshi, contained penetrating work by leading
authorities in the field. Among them were Kenneth W. Faig, Jr.'s
pioneering study of Lovecraft's parents; Jason C. Eckhardt's
analysis of Lovecraft's heritage as a New England Yankee; and
Donald R. Burleson's treatment of the key theme of "touching the
glass," epitomized by "The Outsider." Other essays in the book deal
with such topics as the theme of isolation in Lovecraft's fiction
(Stefan Dziemianowicz); Lovecraft's cosmic imagery (Steven J.
Mariconda); Lovecraft's progression from a macabre writer to a
cosmic writer (David E. Schultz); and Lovecraft's "artificial
mythology" and its development (Robert M. Price). Essays by Peter
Cannon, Robert H. Waugh, R. Boerem, Norman R. Gayford, and Barton
L. St. Armand round out the volume. This paperback edition presents
these perspicacious essays to a new readership, and shows the
richness and complexity of H. P. Lovecraft's writing-writing that
is destined to endure for centuries. Citations to Lovecraft's work
have been updated to reflect newer and more accurate editions that
have appeared since 1991, and some of the essays have been slightly
revised in other particulars.
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 Devil's 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 Bierce's satiric masterpiece. It renders obsolete
all other versions that have appeared in the book's ninety-year
history. A virtual onslaught of acerbic, confrontational wordplay,
The Unabridged Devil's 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. Joshi's exhaustive investigation into the book's
writing and publishing history. All of Bierce's 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 Bierce's Devil's 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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