Prejudices (essay collections)

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Prejudices is a multi-volume series of witty, acerbic essay collections by American journalist and critic H. L. Mencken, showcasing his skeptical views on American culture, politics, and religion.

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instanceOf book series
essay collection series
author H. L. Mencken NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
criticizes Puritanism in American culture
political demagoguery in the United States
religious fundamentalism
firstPublicationDecade 1910s
form multi-volume series
genre cultural criticism
essays
literary criticism
political commentary
social criticism
hasContributor H. L. Mencken NERFINISHED
hasVolume Prejudices: Fifth Series NERFINISHED
Prejudices: First Series NERFINISHED
Prejudices: Fourth Series NERFINISHED
Prejudices: Second Series NERFINISHED
Prejudices: Sixth Series NERFINISHED
Prejudices: Third Series NERFINISHED
influenced 20th-century American criticism
American essay writing
language English
literaryMovement American modernism NERFINISHED
mainPerspective agnostic
libertarian-leaning
mediaType print
notableFor skeptical views on American culture
skeptical views on American politics
skeptical views on religion
witty and acerbic prose style
publicationPeriod early 20th century
publisher Alfred A. Knopf
relatedWork A Mencken Chrestomathy NERFINISHED
style aphoristic
erudite
polemical
subjectMatter American democracy
American journalism
American middle class
literary figures
religion and clergy
targetAudience readers of serious journalism and criticism
tone ironic
satirical
skeptical

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