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Dictionario castellano, dictionaire françois, dictionari català de Pere Lacavalleria (Barcelona: Antoni Lacalleria, 1647)
In this dictionary Bierce compiles the canon of human weaknesses, prejudices, absurdities and habits. The subtle, nasty ''definitions'' of words expose the very aspect in them that normal consciousness hypocritically tries to cover up. Over 1,000 barbed and brilliant definitions by the 19th-century journalist and satirist often called "the American Swift."
First published as "The Cynic's Word Book" (1906) and later reissued under its preferred name in 1911, Bierce's notorious collection of barbed definitions forcibly contradicts Samuel Johnson's earlier definition of a lexicographer as a harmless drudge. There was nothing harmless about Ambrose Bierce, and the words he shaped into verbal pitchforks a century ago--with or without the devil's help--can still draw blood today.
The American writer Ambrose Bierce (1842-1914) had not only a sharp tongue, but also a pointed feather. He was one of the most dazzling figures in 19th-century literary America - the personified provocation and a hateful cynic who left no subject out. No matter whether it was about general, small or great weaknesses of the human race - nothing was sacred to his mockery. He became famous with his "Devil´s Dictionary", a collection of gallant and pointedly spiritual aphorisms.
The size of the eBook is about 180 pages.
- Author: Ambrose Bierce
- Title: The Devil´s Dictionary
- Edition: ApeBook Classics (ABC, No.
The last word in the Oxford English Diccionary is Zygote...which means a cell resulting from the joining of 2 gametes (sex cells).
Deciphering hieroglyphics thanks to the Rosetta stone located at the British Museum of London, UK.
May 2015.
Representatives of the Carnegie-Collier Rotary Club distributed nearly 300 brand new dictionaries to 3rd grade students and teachers on Tuesday, October 24 in the IS auditorium.
Representatives of the Carnegie-Collier Rotary Club distributed nearly 300 brand new dictionaries to 3rd grade students and teachers on Tuesday, October 24 in the IS auditorium.
Photo copyleft by Frederick FN Noronha. Creative Commons 3.0, attribution, non-commercial. May be copied for non-commercial uses. For other purposes, contact fn at goa-india dot org
A collaboration.
Original image by Flickr member SEMMI, of the Czech Republic. She has granted permission to copy, to re-work, and to re-display.
You may compare to the small version of that original in the comment area below or click it to see a larger original version in her stream.
The digital painting adaptation is by me, rajahdajah. VIEW LARGE for best texture detail. You may view this image treatment without typography in a nearby stream position.
This version, with typography, has been prepared specifically for the group The Dictionary of Image. But it may appear where ever words and pictures are appreciated.
Ariel and Alex backstage with Mr. Dictionary. Jess, Green Screen cast member and writer, created this book puppet for the show.
A selection of Chinese-English dictionaries from the Far East Book Company at the 2010 Taipei International Book Exhibition.
Photo copyleft by Frederick FN Noronha. Creative Commons 3.0, attribution, non-commercial. May be copied for non-commercial uses. For other purposes, contact fn at goa-india dot org
Photo copyleft by Frederick FN Noronha. Creative Commons 3.0, attribution, non-commercial. May be copied for non-commercial uses. For other purposes, contact fn at goa-india dot org
Photo shoot with Fashion Dictionary
Model: Nirvani
The Fashion Dictionary (thefashiondictionary.com/) and I did a photo shoot with a few different models including the beautiful Nirvani.