Ambrose Bierce and the dance of death /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Talley, Sharon, 1952-
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Knoxville : University of Tennessee Press, [2009]
Edition:	1st ed.
Subjects:	Bierce, Ambrose, > 1842-1914? > Criticism and interpretation. War in literature. War stories, American > History and criticism. Fear of death in literature. Death in literature. United States > History > Civil War, 1861-1865 > Literature and the war. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

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.