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Autore |
Hart D. G (Darryl G.) |
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Titolo |
Damning words : the life and religious times of H. L. Mencken / / D. G. Hart ; foreword by Mark A. Noll |
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Grand Rapids, Michigan : , : William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, , 2016 |
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©2016 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (200 pages) |
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Collana |
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Library of Religious Biography |
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Soggetti |
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Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 |
Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956--Religion |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Lamentable Heresies -- The Maddest, Gladdest, Damnedest Existence Ever -- Civilized Adults in Their Lighter Moods -- Philistinism, Another Name for Puritanism -- Educated Toryism -- The Mencken Show -- The Stronger Sex -- Finding Meaning and Losing Readers -- Delivered from Anonymity -- What Could Be More Preposterous Than Keeping Alive? -- Conclusion: Learning from H. L. Mencken. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Recounts a famously outspoken agnostic's surprising relationship with Christianity H.L.Mencken (1880-1956) was a reporter, literary critic, editor, author--and a famous American agnostic. |
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