The Collected Works of Ambrose Bierce, Volume 02 Part 1

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This part depicts the Civil War and explores the psychological struggles and extreme situations faced by individuals, revealing inner conflicts between duty, betrayal, fear, and courage while emphasizing the futility and irony of war. Stories like An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge dramatize individual fate through the interplay of illusion and reality, while Chickamauga highlights the horror of war through the helpless eyes of a child. Tales such as The Coup de Grâce reveal the tension between comradeship and cruelty, while George Thurston and The Mocking-Bird leave impressions of loss and symbolic resonance born of war. Overall, Part 1 presents both the fragility and resilience of human nature under the brutality of battle, marked by tragedy and irony.

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SOLDIERS
A HORSEMAN IN THE SKY
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III
IV
AN OCCURRENCE AT OWL CREEK BRIDGE
I
II
III
CHICKAMAUGA
A SON OF THE GODS
ONE OF THE MISSING
KILLED AT RESACA
THE AFFAIR AT COULTER'S NOTCH
THE COUP DE GRÂCE
PARKER ADDERSON, PHILOSOPHER
AN AFFAIR OF OUTPOSTS
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II
III
IV
THE STORY OF A CONSCIENCE
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II
III
IV
ONE KIND OF OFFICER
I. OF THE USES OF CIVILITY
II. UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCES MEN DO NOT WISH TO BE SHOT
III. HOW TO PLAY THE CANNON WITHOUT NOTES
IV. TO INTRODUCE GENERAL MASTERSON
V. HOW SOUNDS CAN FIGHT SHADOWS
VI. WHY, BEING AFFRONTED BY A, IT IS NOT BEST TO AFFRONT B
ONE OFFICER, ONE MAN
GEORGE THURSTON
THE MOCKING-BIRD

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저자(글) Ambrose Bierce

Ambrose Bierce, born in 1842 in Ohio, was a journalist, satirist, and soldier who occupies a unique place in American literary history. He served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and the brutality he witnessed profoundly shaped the dark and cynical tone of his later war stories. His most notable works include The Devil’s Dictionary, which satirically exposes human folly, and short stories that depict war with both realism and surreal intensity. His writings combined sharp satire, grim awareness of reality, and eerie imagination, leaving a lasting influence on later horror and mystery literature. In 1913, he vanished after joining the Mexican Revolution, and his mysterious disappearance only deepened his legendary status.