DIZIONARIO DEL DIAVOLO | I EDIZ. TEA 1988 | AMBROSE BIERCE

Ambrose Bierce’s Dizionario del diavolo (Italian edition, 1988, TEA) presents the celebrated satirical lexicon The Devil’s Dictionary (1906). Through a series of ironic, biting definitions, Bierce dismantles the pretenses of language, exposing the hypocrisies of politics, religion, morality, and human nature. His style combines aphoristic wit and skeptical humor, creating a work that is both literary entertainment and cultural critique. By reinterpreting familiar words with caustic insight, Bierce challenges readers to question social conventions and moral certainties. The dictionary has become a classic of American satire, admired for its sharp intelligence and enduring relevance.