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S'està carregant… The Devil's Dictionary (1911)de Ambrose Bierce
  
No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra.  lasiepedimore | Aug 28, 2023 |   SrMaryLea | Aug 22, 2023 |  ) mykl-s | Jun 17, 2023 | A few example definitions found in The Devil's Dictionary: Edible: Good to eat or wholesome to digest. Some examples of edible- a worm to a toad, a toad to a snake, a snake to a pig, a pig to a man and a man to a worm. Hippogriff: N. An animal (now extinct) which was half horse, half griffin. The griffin itself is a compound creature- half lion, half eagle. The Hippogriff is therefore only one quarter eagle- which is two dollars and fifty cents in gold. Zoology is full of surprises! Omen: A sign that something will happen if nothing happens. Politeness: The most acceptable form of hypocrisy Wit: the salt with which the humorist spoils his intellectual cookery by leaving it out ( ) am08279 | Oct 23, 2022 | ) et.carole | Jan 21, 2022 |
It is very selective in the words it lists, but is a true dictionary in that it gives definitions, occasional etymologies, and frequent illustrations, often invented by the author.... [There] is a long disquisition on King’s Evil, which is practically a history of the scrofula and its supposed treatment by royal touch, and gives an unexpectedly serious tone to the work. However, mostly the definitions are sardonic, curmudgeonly, world-weary, cynical, eccentric, unconventional, rational in a topsy-turvy way, thought-provoking and nearly always very comical.... Put in a thumb anywhere and it will come out with a juicy, refreshing plum, generally on the tart side, but always full of flavour and satisfying. Pertany a aquestes col·leccions editorials — 5 més Contingut aTé l'adaptacióAbreujat aEstà ampliat aTé un suplementLlistes notables
These caustic aphorisms, collected in The Devil's Dictionary, helped earn Ambrose Bierce the epithets Bitter Bierce, the Devil's Lexicographer, and the Wickedest Man in San Francisco. 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. No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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emetico (agg. sost.) - Sostanza che suscita nello stomaco un improvviso e vivace interesse per quel che succede di fuori.
merito (s.m.) - Le qualità che dimostrano il nostro buon diritto a ottenere ciò che qualcun altro si prende.
prossimo (s.m.) - Uno che ci è stato imposto di amare come noi stessi e che fa di tutto per farci disubbidire.
Semplice e brillante. Un dizionario scherzoso, che fa ridere, ma fa anche molto riflettere. Sembra che dal 1906 (anno della prima pubblicazione) alcune "peculiarità" umane non siano cambiate per nulla... mentre altre sono entrate nel comune sentire e nella saggezza popolare (o forse ci sono sempre state).
sacerdote (s.m.) - Un uomo che si assume la cura della nostra vita spirituale per migliorare le condizioni della sua vita temporale. (