The Collected Drama Of H L Mencken
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The Collected Drama Of H L Mencken
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Author : S. T. Joshi
language : en
Publisher: Scarecrow Press
Release Date : 2012-06-07
The Collected Drama Of H L Mencken written by S. T. Joshi and has been published by Scarecrow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-07 with Performing Arts categories.
Throughout his career as a literary critic, H. L. Mencken was intent on elevating the bold, the daring, and the innovative over the hackneyed, the trite, and the superficial, and his drama criticism exhibits this tendency to the fullest. Though known primarily as a newspaperman and commentator, Mencken also wrote several one-act plays, as well as a full-length work. In The Collected Drama of H. L. Mencken: Plays and Criticism, S. T. Joshi has assembled for the first time Mencken’s dramatic works, comprising six one-act plays and the lengthy three-act play Heliogabalus. These plays, which have never been reprinted since their original appearances in newspapers or in Mencken’s early volume A Book of Burlesques (1916), exhibit Mencken’s penchant for satire and ridicule. Several of the plays, such as In the Vestry Room and The Wedding: A Stage Direction, display Mencken’s oft-expressed cynicism about the institution of marriage. Another related play is Asepsis, a satire on exaggerated concerns about sexual health in young married couples. Other plays take aim at the cultural deficiencies of the common people, such as Death: A Philosophical Discussion, which relays the hackneyed reactions of a group of mourners over the death of a friend. Mencken’s most significant play by far is Heliogabalus, a play he co-wrote with his frequent collaborator, George Jean Nathan, in which Mencken expresses his scorn of the Christian religion. The second half of this book features a selection of Mencken’s early writings (1905–17) on drama, most of which have never been reprinted. Various essays on Shakespeare, Shaw, Synge, Strindberg, Ibsen, and others exhibit Mencken’s keenness as a literary critic and his understanding of the aesthetic possibilities of the drama. With an introduction by the editor who provides an overview of Mencken’s work as a dramatist and drama critic, this collection will be of interest to amateur and even professional drama companies, theatre historians, and of course, anyone interested in the writings of Mencken.
The Collected Works Of H L Mencken
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Author : George Jean Nathan
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2023-11-19
The Collected Works Of H L Mencken written by George Jean Nathan and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-11-19 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
DigiCat presents to you this meticulously edited H. L. Mencken collection: The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche A Book of Burlesques A Book of Prefaces In Defense of Women Damn! A Book of Calumny The American Language The American Credo Heliogabalus: A Buffoonery in Three Acts Ventures Into Verse
H L Mencken Premium Collection
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Author : George Jean Nathan
language : en
Publisher: Good Press
Release Date : 2023-12-22
H L Mencken Premium Collection written by George Jean Nathan and has been published by Good Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-12-22 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Good Press presents to you this meticulously edited H. L. Mencken collection: The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche A Book of Burlesques A Book of Prefaces In Defense of Women Damn! A Book of Calumny The American Language The American Credo Heliogabalus: A Buffoonery in Three Acts Ventures Into Verse Henry Louis Mencken (1880-1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English. He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements. As a scholar, Mencken is known for The American Language, a multi-volume study of how the English language is spoken in the United States and the book on Friedrich Nietzsche's philosophy.
The New Humor In The Progressive Era
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Author : R. DesRochers
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2014-07-24
The New Humor In The Progressive Era written by R. DesRochers and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-07-24 with Performing Arts categories.
By tracing the effects of unprecedented immigration, the advent of the new woman, and the little-known vaudeville careers of performers like the Elinore Sisters, Buster Keaton, and the Marx Brothers, DesRochers examines the relation between comedic vaudeville acts and progressive reformers as they fought over the new definition of "Americanness."
Nights That Shook The Stage
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Author : Dwayne Brenna
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2023-06-02
Nights That Shook The Stage written by Dwayne Brenna and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-06-02 with Performing Arts categories.
Some of the most raucous evenings in the history of theater are chronicled in this lively discussion of occasions when theater-makers changed the course of theatrical, and sometimes world, history. Covering a wide range of events from the inauspicious opening of Oedipus Rexin Athens, to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln in Washington, D.C., to the violence-riddled performance of Halla Bol in New Delhi, this book offers detailed and studied observations of specific minutes, hours, and days on the stage. For each staging covered, the author examines the reactions of critics and the public and tells the inside story, identifies the key players, and examines why these events still resound today.
H L Mencken S Smart Set Criticism
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Author : H. L. Mencken
language : en
Publisher: Regnery Publishing
Release Date : 2000-12-01
H L Mencken S Smart Set Criticism written by H. L. Mencken and has been published by Regnery Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000-12-01 with Literary Criticism categories.
Welcome the long overdue re-release of Mencken's continual war against conventional thinking.
The Collected Plays Of Theodore Dreiser
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Author : Theodore Dreiser
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
The Collected Plays Of Theodore Dreiser written by Theodore Dreiser and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Drama categories.
Although Dreiser achieved prominence as a novelist and short story writer, he also experimented with dramatic form. From 1913 to 1920, Dreiser wrote some of America's first symbolist and expressionist plays. Such theater groups as the Washington Square Players and the Provincetown Players staged his probingly realistic dramas and met critical controversy. This edition is a newly-edited collection of Dreiser's twelve complete plays.
Prejudices First Series
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Author : H. L. Mencken
language : en
Publisher: DigiCat
Release Date : 2022-06-13
Prejudices First Series written by H. L. Mencken and has been published by DigiCat this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-06-13 with History categories.
This book presents a collection of literary criticism essays from the early years of Mencken's literary activity in the late 1910s. The book is written in the typical cynical style of Menken, which yet, combines deep insights into the social and political issues of his time with the author's incomparable way of thinking.
Writings In The Baltimore Evening Sun April July 1911
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Author : H. L. Mencken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-16
Writings In The Baltimore Evening Sun April July 1911 written by H. L. Mencken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-16 with categories.
In this volume of his writings from the Baltimore Evening Sun, H. L. Mencken continues to display his fascination with the drama, writing articles on Shakespeare, the history of drama in India, Rachel Crothers, Mary Austin, and other playwrights. He also writes articles on minstrelsy and vaudeville, demonstrating his interest in dramatic entertainment for the masses. A pungent review-article on contemporary poetry shows Mencken poking fun at poetasters of all sorts. The bulk of this volume consists of unsigned editorials, as Mencken's signed articles were abruptly curtailed once he began writing the "Free Lance" column in May. These unsigned editorials run the gamut in subject-matter, from sendups of local politicians to discussions of the pleasures of eating to political and military events around the world. Once again, Mencken displays the breadth of his interests and his unfailing wit and pungency.
Writings In The Baltimore Evening Sun August 1911 June 1912
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Author : Professor H L Mencken
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-11-13
Writings In The Baltimore Evening Sun August 1911 June 1912 written by Professor H L Mencken and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-11-13 with categories.
This volume of H. L. Mencken's writings consists almost entirely of unsigned editorials, although there is a long and detailed signed article on the Democratic National Convention of 1912, when Woodrow Wilson was nominated. But as Mencken had begun writing his "Free Lance" columns in May 1911, he had little time to write other work aside from these occasional articles on the editorial page. They continue to focus on Mencken's pet subjects: the preeminence of Maryland over other states in the art of cuisine; political shenanigans, both locally and nationally; the urgent need to rid the world of typhoid, cholera, tuberculosis, and other serious diseases; and world affairs, ranging from Canada and Mexico to England, Germany, and China. Other articles exhibit Mencken's continuing interest in drama, the opera, and music in general. Throughout, H. L. Mencken displays the wit, perspicacity, and satirical instincts characteristic of all his writing.