H L Mencken

Broschiertes Buch

George Bernard Shaw

His Plays

Beschreibung

"Through Shaw, I found my vocation at last." -H. L. Mencken George Bernard Shaw: His Plays (1905), by H. L. Mencken, is a "little handbook" for readers interested in his favorite playwright George Bernhard Shaw's work. It consists of summaries of Shaw's plays and some of his other writings, with analysis by Mencken.

Autor

H. L. MENCKEN (1880-1956), journalist, satirist, critic of American life, and one of the most influential American writers of the 20th century, believed that criticism rose to the level of art when it was used as a springboard for the critic's own philosophizing on art and culture. Among his best-known works are The American Language (1919), Prejudices (1919-27), The Philosophy of Friedrich Nietzsche (1907) and Happy Days (1940).

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cosimo
• Seitenzahl: 140
• Erscheinungstermin: 22. Dezember 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 216mm x 140mm x 8mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9781646793471
• ISBN-10: 1646793471
• Artikelnr.: 64369766