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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| Prejudices (essay collections) canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Prejudices (essay collections) Context triple: [H. L. Mencken, notableWork, Prejudices (essay collections)]
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Prejudices: A Philosophical Dictionary
Prejudices: A Philosophical Dictionary is a collection of incisive, often skeptical essays in which sociologist Robert Nisbet explores and critiques key ideas, institutions, and assumptions in modern Western thought.
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Letters on Familiar Matters
Letters on Familiar Matters is an English title commonly used for Petrarch’s collection of personal Latin letters, the "Epistolae familiares," which offer insight into his life, relationships, and humanist thought.
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Surviving and Other Essays
Surviving and Other Essays is a collection of psychological and autobiographical essays by Bruno Bettelheim reflecting on trauma, survival, and the human condition.
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Études de mœurs
Études de mœurs is a major section of Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that groups together works depicting the manners, morals, and social behaviors of French society in the 19th century.
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The Opium of the Intellectuals
The Opium of the Intellectuals is a 1955 book by French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron that critiques the allure of Marxism and ideological dogmatism among Western intellectuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Prejudices (essay collections) Target entity description: 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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A.
Prejudices: A Philosophical Dictionary
Prejudices: A Philosophical Dictionary is a collection of incisive, often skeptical essays in which sociologist Robert Nisbet explores and critiques key ideas, institutions, and assumptions in modern Western thought.
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B.
Letters on Familiar Matters
Letters on Familiar Matters is an English title commonly used for Petrarch’s collection of personal Latin letters, the "Epistolae familiares," which offer insight into his life, relationships, and humanist thought.
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C.
Surviving and Other Essays
Surviving and Other Essays is a collection of psychological and autobiographical essays by Bruno Bettelheim reflecting on trauma, survival, and the human condition.
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D.
Études de mœurs
Études de mœurs is a major section of Honoré de Balzac’s La Comédie humaine that groups together works depicting the manners, morals, and social behaviors of French society in the 19th century.
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E.
The Opium of the Intellectuals
The Opium of the Intellectuals is a 1955 book by French philosopher and sociologist Raymond Aron that critiques the allure of Marxism and ideological dogmatism among Western intellectuals.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book series
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essay collection series ⓘ |
| author | H. L. Mencken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| criticizes |
Puritanism in American culture
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political demagoguery in the United States ⓘ religious fundamentalism ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDecade | 1910s ⓘ |
| form | multi-volume series ⓘ |
| genre |
cultural criticism
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essays ⓘ literary criticism ⓘ political commentary ⓘ social criticism ⓘ |
| hasContributor | H. L. Mencken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasVolume |
Prejudices: Fifth Series
NERFINISHED
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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
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American essay writing ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryMovement | American modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainPerspective |
agnostic
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libertarian-leaning ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
skeptical views on American culture
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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
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erudite ⓘ polemical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American democracy
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American journalism ⓘ American middle class ⓘ literary figures ⓘ religion and clergy ⓘ |
| targetAudience | readers of serious journalism and criticism ⓘ |
| tone |
ironic
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satirical ⓘ skeptical ⓘ |
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Subject: Prejudices (essay collections) Description of subject: 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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