The Devil's Dictionary (Oxford Language Classics S.) - Softcover

Bierce, Ambrose

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0198605196 ISBN 13: 9780198605195

Verlag: Oxford University Press, 2002

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Initially a weekly feature in an American newspaper in 1881, "The Devil's Dictionary" was continued with some intervals until 1906, when it was first published as "The Cynic's Word Book". Typical entries include: 'fly', a monster of the air owing allegiance to Beelzebub; 'kill', to create a vacacy without nominating a successor; and 'rhubarb', vegetable essence of stomach ache. A humorous perspective of the English language at the turn of the 20th century, the book has a new introduction to give a modern view of the book and its importance in literature.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0198605196
• ISBN 13: 9780198605195
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Sprache: Englisch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 256