The Resource Damning words : the life and religious times of H.L. Mencken, D.G. Hart
Damning words : the life and religious times of H.L. Mencken, D.G. Hart
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The item Damning words : the life and religious times of H.L. Mencken, D.G. Hart represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in University of Missouri-St. Louis Libraries.
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- Summary
- "H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) was a reporter, literary critic, editor, author -- and a famous American agnostic in the twentieth century. From his role in the Scopes Trial to his advocacy of science and reason in public life, Mencken is generally regarded as one of the fiercest critics of Christianity in his day. In this biography D.G. Hart presents a provocative, iconoclastic perspective on Mencken's life. Even as Mencken vividly debunked American religious ideals, says Hart, it was Christianity that largely framed his ideas, career, and fame. Mencken's relationship to the Christian faith was at once antagonistic and symbiotic. Peppered with juicy quotes from Mencken's huge body of work, Damning Words superbly portrays an influential figure in twentieth-century America and, at the same time, casts telling new light on the crucial period in which he lived."--Amazon.com
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 259 pages)
- Contents
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- Lamentable Heresies
- The Maddest, Gladdest, Damnedest Existence Ever
- Civilized Adults in Their Lighter Moods
- Philistinism, Another Name for Puritanism
- Educated Toryism
- The Mencken Show
- The Stronger Sex
- Finding Meaning and Losing Readers
- Delivered from Anonymity
- What Could Be More Preposterous Than Keeping Alive?
- Conclusion: Learning from H.L. Mencken
- Isbn
- 9781467446112
- Label
- Damning words : the life and religious times of H.L. Mencken
- Title
- Damning words
- Title remainder
- the life and religious times of H.L. Mencken
- Statement of responsibility
- D.G. Hart
- Subject
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- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- Biographies
- Editors
- Editors -- United States -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Journalists
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Mencken, H. L., (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
- Mencken, H. L., (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
- Mencken, H. L., (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 -- Religion
- Religion
- United States
- 1900-1999
- Authors, American
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "H. L. Mencken (1880-1956) was a reporter, literary critic, editor, author -- and a famous American agnostic in the twentieth century. From his role in the Scopes Trial to his advocacy of science and reason in public life, Mencken is generally regarded as one of the fiercest critics of Christianity in his day. In this biography D.G. Hart presents a provocative, iconoclastic perspective on Mencken's life. Even as Mencken vividly debunked American religious ideals, says Hart, it was Christianity that largely framed his ideas, career, and fame. Mencken's relationship to the Christian faith was at once antagonistic and symbiotic. Peppered with juicy quotes from Mencken's huge body of work, Damning Words superbly portrays an influential figure in twentieth-century America and, at the same time, casts telling new light on the crucial period in which he lived."--Amazon.com
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- N$T
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Hart, D. G.
- Dewey number
- 818/.5209
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- PS3525.E43
- LC item number
- Z5823 2016eb
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
-
- dictionaries
- bibliography
- Series statement
- Library of religious biography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Mencken, H. L.
- Mencken, H. L.
- Authors, American
- Journalists
- Editors
- Mencken, H. L.
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY
- LITERARY CRITICISM
- Authors, American
- Editors
- Journalists
- Religion
- United States
- Label
- Damning words : the life and religious times of H.L. Mencken, D.G. Hart
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Lamentable Heresies -- The Maddest, Gladdest, Damnedest Existence Ever -- Civilized Adults in Their Lighter Moods -- Philistinism, Another Name for Puritanism -- Educated Toryism -- The Mencken Show -- The Stronger Sex -- Finding Meaning and Losing Readers -- Delivered from Anonymity -- What Could Be More Preposterous Than Keeping Alive? -- Conclusion: Learning from H.L. Mencken
- Control code
- 973325419
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 259 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781467446112
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 289f88d4-4c7f-4b15-9c2d-658ebadab6b7
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)973325419
- Label
- Damning words : the life and religious times of H.L. Mencken, D.G. Hart
- Antecedent source
- unknown
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- online resource
- Carrier category code
-
- cr
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Color
- multicolored
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Lamentable Heresies -- The Maddest, Gladdest, Damnedest Existence Ever -- Civilized Adults in Their Lighter Moods -- Philistinism, Another Name for Puritanism -- Educated Toryism -- The Mencken Show -- The Stronger Sex -- Finding Meaning and Losing Readers -- Delivered from Anonymity -- What Could Be More Preposterous Than Keeping Alive? -- Conclusion: Learning from H.L. Mencken
- Control code
- 973325419
- Dimensions
- unknown
- Extent
- 1 online resource (xiv, 259 pages)
- File format
- unknown
- Form of item
- online
- Isbn
- 9781467446112
- Level of compression
- unknown
- Media category
- computer
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- c
- Other physical details
- illustrations.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
- 289f88d4-4c7f-4b15-9c2d-658ebadab6b7
- Quality assurance targets
- not applicable
- Reformatting quality
- unknown
- Sound
- unknown sound
- Specific material designation
- remote
- System control number
- (OCoLC)973325419
Subject
- Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography
- BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Literary
- Biographies
- Editors
- Editors -- United States -- Biography
- Electronic books
- Journalists
- Journalists -- United States -- Biography
- LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
- Mencken, H. L., (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
- Mencken, H. L., (Henry Louis), 1880-1956
- Mencken, H. L., (Henry Louis), 1880-1956 -- Religion
- Religion
- United States
- 1900-1999
- Authors, American
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