A Book of Prefaces by H. L. Mencken
"A Book of Prefaces" by H. L. Mencken is a collection of essays published in 1917. This provocative work attacks American culture, literary movements, and Puritan influences on American letters. Mencken devotes essays to Theodore Dreiser, Joseph Conrad, and James Gibbons Huneker before unleashing his most controversial piece on Puritanism as a stifling literary force. The book sparked outrage among academics and defenders of American culture, yet inspired future writers like Richard
Wright and marked a turning point in Mencken's career as America's most fearless cultural critic. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 |
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| Title | A Book of Prefaces |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Book_of_Prefaces |
| Contents | Joseph Conrad -- Theodore Dreiser -- James Huneker -- Puritanism as a literary force. |
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| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 56.6 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | American literature -- History and criticism |
| Subject | Conrad, Joseph, 1857-1924 -- Criticism and interpretation |
| Subject | Dreiser, Theodore, 1871-1945 -- Criticism and interpretation |
| Subject | Huneker, James, 1857-1921 -- Criticism and interpretation |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 19355 |
| Release Date | Sep 22, 2006 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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