H. L. Mencken

Broschiertes Buch

Prejudices

Third Series

Beschreibung

He was one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century, and the six collections of his essays and reviews published between 1919 and 1927 as his *Prejudices* are among his most entertaining reading. American satirist and critic HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN (1880-1956) believed that criticism rose to the level of art when it was used as a springboard for the critic's own philosophizing on art and culture. In this Third Series of *Prejudices,* first published in 1922, he brings his unique-and uniquely witty-perspective to such essays as: ¿ "On Being an American" ¿ "Footnote on Criticism" ¿ "Das Kapital" ¿ "Star-Spangled Men" ¿ "The Poet and His Art" ¿ "The Nature of Liberty" ¿ "The Novel" ¿ "The Forward-Looker" ¿ "Types of Men" ¿ "The Dismal Science" ¿ "Matters of State" ¿ "Reflections on the Drama" ¿ and more.

Autor

H. L. Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and expert on American English. He lived from September 12, 1880, until January 29, 1956. He made extensive observations about the social scene, literature, music, well-known politicians, and modern movements. He also attracted notice for his parody reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he nicknamed the "Monkey Trial". Mencken is renowned as a scholar for his work on The American Language, a multi-volume examination of American English dialects. He was a vocal opponent of representative democracy, which he saw as a system in which weaker individuals ruled their superiors, and organized religion. He was a fan of the German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Mencken opposed osteopathy and chiropractic while supporting scientific advancement. He openly criticized economics as well. For six years, Mencken worked as a reporter for the Herald. The newspaper was bought in June 1906, less than two and a half years after the Great Baltimore Fire, by Gen. Felix Agnus, the rival owner, and publisher of The Baltimore American, the town's oldest (since 1773) and largest daily, and Charles H. Grasty, the owner, and editor of The News since 1892.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo Classics
• Seitenzahl: 330
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2009
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 19mm
• Gewicht: 467g
• ISBN-13: 9781605206226
• ISBN-10: 1605206229
• Artikelnr.: 26902301