Menckeneana: A Schimpflexikon
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Menckeneanea: A Schimpflexikon is a collection of articles and quotations denouncing H. L. Mencken
, collected and arranged by Mencken himself.
The word “schimpflexikon” is from the German language
, which Mencken spoke fluently; it means, roughly, a dictionary of vituperation.
Since Mencken was, in his day and later, a highly controversial figure, many of the quotations in the book are highly vituperative.
Among the writers quoted or excerpted is William Allen White
.
The book was printed in a very small edition, and is considered a rarity today.
H. L. Mencken
Henry Louis "H. L." Mencken was an American journalist, essayist, magazine editor, satirist, acerbic critic of American life and culture, and a scholar of American English. Known as the "Sage of Baltimore", he is regarded as one of the most influential American writers and prose stylists of the...
, collected and arranged by Mencken himself.
The word “schimpflexikon” is from the German language
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
, which Mencken spoke fluently; it means, roughly, a dictionary of vituperation.
Since Mencken was, in his day and later, a highly controversial figure, many of the quotations in the book are highly vituperative.
Among the writers quoted or excerpted is William Allen White
William Allen White
William Allen White was a renowned American newspaper editor, politician, author, and leader of the Progressive movement...
.
The book was printed in a very small edition, and is considered a rarity today.