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"Sharon Talley draws on psychoanalytic theory to illuminate the connections between Bierce's life and works, without ever losing sight of the historical contexts-especially his experience in the Civil War-that also shaped his creativity. This judicious and comprehensive book will give a major boost to the reassessment of Bierce's place in American letters."-Peter L. Rudnytsky, author of Reading Psychoanalysis: Freud, Rank, Ferenczi, GroddeckAmbrose Bierce and the Dance of Death uses psychoanalytic theory in combination with historical, cultural, and lit

War in literature. --- War stories, American --- Fear of death in literature. --- Death in literature. --- History and criticism. --- Bierce, Ambrose, --- Criticism and interpretation. --- United States --- History --- Literature and the war. --- Grile, Dod, --- Birs, Ambroz, --- Бирс, Амброз, --- Herman, William --- Bierce, Ambrose --- Birs, Ambroz --- Бирс, Амброз