The American writer Ambrose Gwinett Bierce (1842-ca. 1914) expressed the cynicism of the post-Civil War era and shaped both the materials and the methods of writers who later voiced the disillusionment following World War I. Ambrose Bierce was born in Me...

The late Carey McWilliams, himself an astute observer of the national scene, has pointed out that every American should have some familiarity with Ambrose Bierce, that aloof and independent iconoclast who was in the thick of some of the most important de...

The late Carey McWilliams, an astute observer of the national scene, has pointed out that every American should have some familiarity with Ambrose Bierce , that aloof and independent iconoclast who was in the thick of some of the most important developme...

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce Jn September 1861, just a few months after the Civil War broke out, nineteen-year-old Ambrose Bierce joined the Union army in Indiana. By the time the war ended in 1865, he had fought in numerous...

"An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" (sometimes called "An Incident at Owl Creek Bridge") is a famous short story by Ambrose Bierce. It was originally published in 1890, and first anthologized in Bierce's 1891 collection, Tales of Soldiers and Civilians....

Ambrose Bierce's 'An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge' may owe its popularity to its realistic portrayal of a dream-state. The story's structure is psychologically realistic due to the weaving of external stimuli into the dream world of its protagonist, Farquhar. Each motion associated with...

One of the cinema's most influential movies -- the one that launched a thousand cafe arguments -- is one you've probably never heard of, let alone seen. "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge," a short black-and-white film by the French director Robert Enrico,...

In the following essay, Berkove ranks “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” as one of the most accomplished literary hoaxes ever written, contending that Bierce manipulates the readers of the story by allowing them to project their expectations into the story and “letting those expectations blind them into not reading carefully and thoughtfully enough.”

In the following essay, Ames argues that the popularity of “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” is a testimony to Bierce's technical skill, particularly his ability to manipulate perception and suspend disbelief.

In the following essay, Blume explores Bierce's knowledge of executions and the physiological effects of hanging and argues that the hallucination sequence in “An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge” takes place in a fifteen-minute period after his neck was broken.

A research essay on "An occurence at owl creek bridge." Talks about critics view points as well as symbolism throughout the short story.

Ambrose Bierce's choice of the omniscient rather than traditional point of view in An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge makes the story more touching and personal. Interesting plot points, dynamics and complexities of the story are examined.

Essay discusses the aspect of deception in Ambrose Bierce's short story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge."