Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Poetry texts & anthologies
|
Buy Now
Collected Poems (Paperback, New)
Loot Price: R415
Discovery Miles 4 150
|
|
Collected Poems (Paperback, New)
(sign in to rate)
Loot Price R415
Discovery Miles 4 150
Expected to ship within 10 - 15 working days
|
H. L. Mencken was perhaps the leading literary and cultural critic
of the 1920s, and his books, magazine articles, and newspaper
writing have given him a wide and enduring celebrity. Just about
the last literary form that most readers would have expected
Mencken to have attempted is poetry; and yet, in his early literary
career, he wrote dozens of poems for a variety of publications. His
very first book, Ventures into Verse (1903), was a slim collection
of poetry. But that volume constitutes less than a third of
Mencken's total output of poetry. Leading Mencken scholar S. T.
Joshi has now, for the first time, collected the entirety of
Mencken's verse, ranging from patriotic poems in the manner of
Kipling, to satirical poems poking fun at politicians, actresses,
and the institution of marriage, to surprisingly touching poems on
romance, the seasons, and other subjects. Mencken exhibited an
enviable skill in the handling of complex verse forms, and he also
found the multifarious events of his day-from the Boer War to the
Boxer Rebellion to the anti-liquor crusades of Carry Nation-fodder
for his poetical pen. Mencken's many devotess can now sample the
full range of his work as poet and poetical satirist. H. L. Mencken
(1880-1956) is best known for his critical essays, collected in
Prejudices (1919-27) and many other volumes, as well as his
journalism for the Baltimore Evening Sun and other papers. His
total output of writing comes to more than 12 million words. S. T.
Joshi is a leading authority on Mencken and the editor of H. L.
Mencken on American Literature (2002), Mencken's America (2004),
and other volumes. He has recently published a new bibliography of
Mencken (2009).
General
Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate?
Let us know about it.
Does this product have an incorrect or missing image?
Send us a new image.
Is this product missing categories?
Add more categories.
Review This Product
No reviews yet - be the first to create one!
|
|
Email address subscribed successfully.
A activation email has been sent to you.
Please click the link in that email to activate your subscription.