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H.L. Mencken's collection of essays, 'A Book of Prefaces', is a scathing critique of American culture, authors, and movements. The book's most controversial essay, 'Puritanism as a Literary Force', takes aim at literary icons William Dean Howells, Henry James, and Mark Twain, characterizing them as victims of the Puritan spirit. Mencken's criticism of Puritanism had been ongoing, but the rising tide of Prohibition during World War I made his criticism even more outspoken. The book was considered so vitriolic that Mencken's close friend Alfred Knopf was hesitant to publish it. Despite this, the book proved influential to the people of the past and present.
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كتاب : 20 نوفمبر 2019
التاريخ
H.L. Mencken's collection of essays, 'A Book of Prefaces', is a scathing critique of American culture, authors, and movements. The book's most controversial essay, 'Puritanism as a Literary Force', takes aim at literary icons William Dean Howells, Henry James, and Mark Twain, characterizing them as victims of the Puritan spirit. Mencken's criticism of Puritanism had been ongoing, but the rising tide of Prohibition during World War I made his criticism even more outspoken. The book was considered so vitriolic that Mencken's close friend Alfred Knopf was hesitant to publish it. Despite this, the book proved influential to the people of the past and present.
© 2019 Good Press (كتاب ): 4057664156068
تاريخ الإصدار
كتاب : 20 نوفمبر 2019
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