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e. Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. [1] He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the ...
In Defense of Women is H. L. Mencken 's 1918 book on women and the relationship between the sexes. Some laud the book as progressive while others brand it as reactionary. While Mencken did not champion women's rights, he described women as wiser in many novel and observable ways, while demeaning average men. According to Mencken's biographer ...
Notes on Democracy is a 1926 book by American journalist, satirist, cultural critic H. L. Mencken. The initial print run was only 235 copies; another edition was printed later in 1926. A number of reprints of the book have continued to be issued, with editions released in 2008 and 2012.
Treatise on the Gods. Treatise on the Gods (1930) is H. L. Mencken 's survey of the history and philosophy of religion, and was intended as an unofficial companion volume to his Treatise on Right and Wrong (1934). [1] The first and second printings were sold out before publication, and eight more printings followed. [2]
A Book of Prefaces is H. L. Mencken 's 1917 collection of essays criticizing American culture, authors, and movements. Mencken described the work as " [My] most important book in its effects upon my professional career." In fact, the book was considered vitriolic enough that Mencken's close friend Alfred Knopf was concerned about publishing it ...
The Libido for the Ugly. "The Libido for the Ugly" is an essay by H. L. Mencken (1880–1956), a Baltimore journalist, satirist, and social critic of the American scene. "The Libido for the Ugly" was first published in 1926 as a column in the Baltimore Evening Sun and next in Mencken's book Prejudices: Sixth Series (New York: Alfred A. Knopf ...
Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon. Menckeniana: A Schimpflexikon is a collection of articles and quotations denouncing H. L. Mencken, collected and arranged by Mencken himself, with the assistance of Sara Haardt, his bride-to-be. The word “schimpflexikon” is from the German language, which Mencken spoke fluently; it means, roughly, a dictionary ...
New York City. ISSN. 0002-998X. The American Mercury was an American magazine published from 1924 [1] to 1981. It was founded as the brainchild of H. L. Mencken and drama critic George Jean Nathan. [2] The magazine featured writing by some of the most important writers in the United States through the 1920s and 1930s.