SOURCE: Ames, Clifford R. “Do I Wake or Sleep?: Technique as Content in Ambrose Bierce's Short Story, ‘An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge’.” American Literary Realism, 1870-1910 19, no. 3 (spring 1987): 52-67.
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.
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