H.L. Mencken on American Literature

by H.L. Mencken and S.T. Joshi

H. L. Mencken was one of the leading literary, social, and cultural critics of the 1910s, '20s, and '30s. However, very few of his literary reviews have been reprinted in any form prior to their appearance in this volume.

H. L. Mencken on American Literature presents a comprehensive selection of Mencken's reviews of the leading American writers of his time. Manifestly interested in establishing a canon of American literature, he took...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0821414291
• ISBN13: 9780821414293
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Ohio University Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.4" x 9.3"