Quotes of h&l mencken biography

American journalist and writer (1880–1956)

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Henry Louis Mencken (September 12, 1880 – January 29, 1956) was an American journalist, essayist, satirist, cultural critic, and scholar of American English.^[1] He commented widely on the social scene, literature, music, prominent politicians, and contemporary movements.

Quotes of h&l mencken biography

His satirical reporting on the Scopes Trial, which he dubbed the "Monkey Trial", also gained him attention. The term Menckenian has entered multiple dictionaries to describe anything of or pertaining to Mencken, including his combative rhetorical and prose style.

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. As an admirer of the GermanphilosopherFriedrich Nietzsche, he was an outspoken opponent of organized religion, theism, censorship, populism, and representative d