|
|
|
Item Details
Title:
|
ON POLITICS
|
By: |
H. L. Mencken |
Format: |
Paperback |
List price:
|
£16.50 |
We currently do not stock this item, please contact the publisher directly for
further information.
|
|
|
|
|
ISBN 10: |
0801853427 |
ISBN 13: |
9780801853425 |
Publisher: |
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS |
Pub. date: |
30 July, 1996 |
Series: |
Maryland Paperback Bookshelf |
Pages: |
377 |
Description: |
With a renowned style, Mencken shook politics and politicians for nearly half a century. This collection of 70 political pieces drawn from Mencken's Monday columns in the "Baltimore Evening Sun" during the 1920s and 1930s shows the "Sage of Baltimore" at his satirical best. |
Synopsis: |
"Has the art of politics no apparent utility? Does it appear to be unqualifiedly ratty, raffish, sordid, obscene, and low down, and its salient virtuousi a gang of unmitigated scoundrels? Then let us not forget its high capacity to soothe and tickle the midriff, its incomparable services as a maker of entertainment."---from 'On Politics' With a style that combined biting sarcasm with the "language of the free lunch counter," Mencken shook politics and politicians for nearly half a century. The political arena afforded Mencken a special opportunity to showcase his talents. He despised pretentiousness and hypocrisy and found numerous, easy targets among politicians. But while he could be merciless in attacking local and national leaders, Mencken always interspersed his scathing commentaries with entertaining exaggerations and high humor. This collection of seventy political pieces drawn from Mencken's famous Monday columns in the 'Baltimore Evening Sun' during the twenties and thirties shows the "Sage of Baltimore" at his satirical best. While social attitudes may have changed, the value of Mencken's words on American politics offers us a timeless perspective. |
Publication: |
US |
Imprint: |
Johns Hopkins University Press |
Returns: |
Returnable |
|
|
|
|
Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr
A celebratory, inclusive and educational exploration of Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr for both children that celebrate and children who want to understand and appreciate their peers who do.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|