Mencken, H.L.
Mencken's America
- ISBN 13:
- 9780821415320
- author:
- Mencken, H.L.
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Ohio University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2004
- Pages:
- 264
- Genre:
- Cultural Studies
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 20 working days
Description
H. L. Mencken's America presents a provocative sampling of uncollected work by the renowned journalist and essayist. This collection showcases Mencken's views on American culture, arranged to form a wide-ranging treatise that he himself never wrote. At its core, the book consists of six articles on "The American" published in the Smart Set between 1913-14. These essays reveal Mencken's concerns about the cultural shortcomings of his countrymen, which he attributed to Puritanism. He argues that this moralistic approach led to attempts to suppress art and politics that did not conform to conventional morality. Mencken's writings remain relevant today, offering a scathing critique of American political institutions and the limitations of democracy. Edited by S. T., this collection provides a cogent discussion of issues still pertinent in the 21st century.
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