Mencken
Download or Read eBook Mencken PDF written by Marion Elizabeth Rodgers and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 673 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Marion Elizabeth Rodgers |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
| Total Pages | : 673 |
| Release | : 2007 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195331295 |
| ISBN-13 | : 019533129X |
| Rating | : 4/5 (95 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Mencken by : Marion Elizabeth Rodgers
Book excerpt: Here is the definitive biography of Mencken, the most illuminating book ever published about this giant of American letters. We see the prominent role he played in the Scopes Monkey Trial, his long crusade against Prohibition, his fierce battles against press censorship, and his constant exposure of pious frauds and empty uplift. The champion of our tongue in The American Language, Mencken also played a pivotal role in defining the shape of American letters through The Smart Set and The American Mercury, magazines that introduced such writers as James Joyce, F. Scott Fitzgerald, and Langston Hughes.
