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Record Nr.

UNINA9910966208903321

Autore

Mencken H. L (Henry Louis), <1880-1956.>

Titolo

Mencken's America / / edited by S.T. Joshi

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Athens, : Ohio University Press, c2004

ISBN

0-8214-4176-0

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

xx, 244 p

Altri autori (Persone)

JoshiS. T. <1958->

Disciplina

973.8

Soggetti

National characteristics, American

United States Civilization 1865-1918

United States Civilization 1918-1945

United States Politics and government 1901-1953

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 235) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- Introduction -- A Note on This Edition -- Prologue: On Living in the United States -- 1/The American: A Treatise -- 2/The American Landscape -- 3/American Politics, Morality, and Religion -- 4/American Art, Literature, and Culture -- Epilogue: Testament -- Notes -- Glossary of Names -- Sources -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

Famous as a political, social and cultural gadfly, journalist and essayist H.L. Mencken was unafraid to speak his mind on controversial topics and to express his views in a deliberately provocative manner. This is a collection of work previously only published in newspapers and magazines.