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Benjamin De Casseres

Born

in Philadelphia, PA, The United States

April 03, 1873

Died

December 07, 1945

Genre

Nonfiction, Art, Poetry

Influences

Friedrich Nietzsche, Max Stirner: James Huneker, Walt Whitman, Ralph W ...more

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Benjamin De Casseres (April 3, 1873 – December 7, 1945) (often DeCasseres) was an American journalist, critic, essayist and poet. He was born in Philadelphia and began working at the Philadelphia Press at an early age, but spent most of his professional career in New York City, where he wrote for various newspapers including The New York Times, The Sun and The New York Herald. He was married to author Bio De Casseres, and corresponded with prominent literary figures of his time, including H. L. Mencken, Edgar Lee Masters, and Eugene O'Neill. He was a distant relative of Baruch Spinoza and was of Sephardic descent. ...more

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Benjamin De Casseres’s books

Average rating: 4.37 · 79 ratings · 15 reviews · 58 distinct works

	Anathema!: Litanies of Negation by Benjamin De Casseres, Kevin I. Slaughter (Afterword), Eugene O'Neill (Introduction) 4.41 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1928 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Imp: The Poetry of Benjamin DeCasseres by Benjamin De Casseres, Kevin I. Slaughter (Editor) 4.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadow-Eater by Benjamin De Casseres, Wallace Smith (Illustrator) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1915 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Fantasia Impromptu: & Finis by Benjamin De Casseres, Kevin I. Slaughter (Editor) 4.43 avg rating — 7 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Chameleon: Being the Book of My Selves it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1922 — 47 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	New York is Hell: Thinking and Drinking in the Beautiful Beast by Benjamin De Casseres, Peggy Nadramia (Introduction), Kevin I. Slaughter (Editor) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Parents: What Are They Good For? by Benjamin De Casseres, Chip Smith (Contributor) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Spinoza: Liberator of God and Man & Against the Rabbis 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Mencken and Shaw: The Anatomy of Americas Voltaire and England's Other John Bull it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	James Gibbons Huneker it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1977 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars