Friedrich Nietzsche
The decisive influence of Friedrich Nietzsche on H.L. Mencken is readily acknowledged in the vast literature on the great American journalist and social critic. However, Mencken''s 1908 study of the philosopher has been relegated to footnote status by Mencken''s critics and biographers and has been largely ignored by Nietzsche scholars. There are good reasons for reversing this judgment. Mencken''...
The decisive influence of Friedrich Nietzsche on H.L. Mencken is readily acknowledged in the vast literature on the great American journalist and social critic. However, Mencken''s 1908 study of the philosopher has been relegated to footnote status by Mencken''s critics and biographers and has been largely ignored by Nietzsche scholars. There are good reasons for reversing this judgment. Mencken''...
