The Resource Ambrose Bierce and the period of honorable strife : the Civil War and the emergence of an American writer, Christopher Kiernan Coleman
Ambrose Bierce and the period of honorable strife : the Civil War and the emergence of an American writer, Christopher Kiernan Coleman
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- Summary
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- "While biographers have made much of the influence of the Civil War on Bierce and his work, none have undertaken to write a detailed account of his war experience. Likewise, among literary critics, Bierce's status in nineteenth-century American realism has led critics to explore the relationship of his wartime experiences to his output, but they have often done so without a deep understanding of his wartime experience. This manuscript concentrates closely on that experience, examining Bierce's few autobiographical writings, official records, secondary sources, and his works to come up with a portrait of the Ambrose Bierce during the Civil War era"--
- "In the spring of 1861, Ambrose Bierce, just shy of nineteen, became Private Bierce of the Ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. For the next four years, Bierce marched and fought throughout the western theater of the Civil War. Because of his searing wartime experience, Bierce became a key writer in the history of American literary realism. Scholars have long asserted that there are concrete connections between Bierce's fiction and his service, but surprisingly no biographer has focused solely on Bierce's formative Civil War career and made these connections clear. Christopher K. Coleman uses Ambrose Bierce's few autobiographical writings about the war and a deep analysis of his fiction to help readers see and feel the muddy, bloody world threatening Bierce and his fellow Civil War soldiers. Across the Tennessee River from the battle of Shiloh, Bierce, who could only hear the battle in the darkness writes, 'The death-line was an arc of which the river was the chord.' Ambrose Bierce and the Period of Honorable Strife is a fascinating account of the movements of the Ninth Indiana Regiment--a unit that saw as much action as any through the war--and readers will come to know the men and leaders, the deaths and glories, of this group from its most insightful observer. Using Bierce's writings and a detective's skill to provide a comprehensive view of Bierce's wartime experience, Coleman creates a vivid portrait of a man and a war. Not simply a tale of one writer's experience, this meticulously researched book traces the human costs of the Civil War. From small early skirmishes in western Virginia through the horrors of Shiloh to narrowly escaping death from a Confederate sniper's bullet during the battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Bierce emerges as a writer forged in war, and Coleman's gripping narrative is a genuine contribution to our understanding of the Western Theater and the development of a protean writer"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xv, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9781621901792
- Label
- Ambrose Bierce and the period of honorable strife : the Civil War and the emergence of an American writer
- Title
- Ambrose Bierce and the period of honorable strife
- Title remainder
- the Civil War and the emergence of an American writer
- Statement of responsibility
- Christopher Kiernan Coleman
- Subject
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- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?
- Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?
- Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914? -- Criticism and interpretation
- Biography
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History
- Indiana
- Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Mississippi River Valley
- 1800-1899
- Regimental histories
- Soldiers
- Soldiers -- Indiana -- Biography
- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Literature and the war
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
- United States, Army | Indiana Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)
- United States, Army | Indiana Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)
- War and literature
- Mississippi River Valley -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Language
- eng
- Summary
-
- "While biographers have made much of the influence of the Civil War on Bierce and his work, none have undertaken to write a detailed account of his war experience. Likewise, among literary critics, Bierce's status in nineteenth-century American realism has led critics to explore the relationship of his wartime experiences to his output, but they have often done so without a deep understanding of his wartime experience. This manuscript concentrates closely on that experience, examining Bierce's few autobiographical writings, official records, secondary sources, and his works to come up with a portrait of the Ambrose Bierce during the Civil War era"--
- "In the spring of 1861, Ambrose Bierce, just shy of nineteen, became Private Bierce of the Ninth Indiana Volunteer Infantry. For the next four years, Bierce marched and fought throughout the western theater of the Civil War. Because of his searing wartime experience, Bierce became a key writer in the history of American literary realism. Scholars have long asserted that there are concrete connections between Bierce's fiction and his service, but surprisingly no biographer has focused solely on Bierce's formative Civil War career and made these connections clear. Christopher K. Coleman uses Ambrose Bierce's few autobiographical writings about the war and a deep analysis of his fiction to help readers see and feel the muddy, bloody world threatening Bierce and his fellow Civil War soldiers. Across the Tennessee River from the battle of Shiloh, Bierce, who could only hear the battle in the darkness writes, 'The death-line was an arc of which the river was the chord.' Ambrose Bierce and the Period of Honorable Strife is a fascinating account of the movements of the Ninth Indiana Regiment--a unit that saw as much action as any through the war--and readers will come to know the men and leaders, the deaths and glories, of this group from its most insightful observer. Using Bierce's writings and a detective's skill to provide a comprehensive view of Bierce's wartime experience, Coleman creates a vivid portrait of a man and a war. Not simply a tale of one writer's experience, this meticulously researched book traces the human costs of the Civil War. From small early skirmishes in western Virginia through the horrors of Shiloh to narrowly escaping death from a Confederate sniper's bullet during the battle of Kennesaw Mountain, Bierce emerges as a writer forged in war, and Coleman's gripping narrative is a genuine contribution to our understanding of the Western Theater and the development of a protean writer"--
- Assigning source
-
- Provided by publisher
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1949-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Coleman, Christopher Kiernan
- Dewey number
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- 813/.4
- B
- Government publication
- government publication of a state province territory dependency etc
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS1097.Z5
- LC item number
- C65 2016
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Bierce, Ambrose
- Bierce, Ambrose
- Authors, American
- Soldiers
- United States
- United States
- United States
- Indiana
- United States
- Mississippi River Valley
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- HISTORY
- Bierce, Ambrose
- United States
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
- Authors, American
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Regimental histories
- Soldiers
- War and literature
- Indiana
- Mississippi River Valley
- United States
- Label
- Ambrose Bierce and the period of honorable strife : the Civil War and the emergence of an American writer, Christopher Kiernan Coleman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20824411
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xv, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9781621901792
- Lccn
- 2015039994
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn918590894
- (OCoLC)918590894
- Label
- Ambrose Bierce and the period of honorable strife : the Civil War and the emergence of an American writer, Christopher Kiernan Coleman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 20824411
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xv, 296 pages
- Isbn
- 9781621901792
- Lccn
- 2015039994
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
-
- (OCoLC)ocn918590894
- (OCoLC)918590894
Subject
- Authors, American
- Authors, American -- 19th century -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Editors, Journalists, Publishers
- Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?
- Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914?
- Bierce, Ambrose, 1842-1914? -- Criticism and interpretation
- Biography
- Criticism, interpretation, etc
- HISTORY -- United States -- Civil War Period (1850-1877)
- History
- Indiana
- Indiana -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
- Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.)
- Mississippi River Valley
- 1800-1899
- Regimental histories
- Soldiers
- Soldiers -- Indiana -- Biography
- United States
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Influence
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Literature and the war
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865 -- Regimental histories
- United States, Army | Indiana Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)
- United States, Army | Indiana Infantry Regiment, 9th (1861-1865)
- War and literature
- Mississippi River Valley -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865
- American Civil War (1861-1865)
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