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The Case of Ambrose Bierce
Hicks, Granville | February 19, 1930 issue

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The article focuses on the book "Ambrose Bierce: A Biography," by Carey McWilliams. Myths grew up about the man from the first; he was a legend forty years before his mysterious disappearance provided the opportunity for apotheosis. Moreover, there had developed by the time of his death a school of writers who, having brushed aside the accepted authors of Bierce's generation, flattered themselves by hailing him as a prototype of their enlightenment. There is also, of course, the fact that Bierce has attracted the attention of critics interested in explaining the repeated frustration of literary talent in America.

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BOOKS; AMBROSE Bierce (Book); LITERATURE; CRITICISM; MYTHOLOGY; AUTHORS; APOTHEOSIS
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