Author: Edward L. WidmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
A historian and former presidential speechwriter presents an unprecedented two-volume collection of the greatest speeches in American history.
American Speeches Vol. 1 (LOA #166)
Author: Edward L. WidmerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 844
Book Description
A historian and former presidential speechwriter presents an unprecedented two-volume collection of the greatest speeches in American history.
The American Orator's Own Book
Author: The American Orator's Own Book
Author: The American Orator's Own Book: a Manual of Extemporaneous Eloquence. Including a Course of Discipline ... and Also Practical Exercises, Etc
Author: AMERICAN ORATOR.The American Orator's Own Book
Author: You Talkin' To Me?
Author: Sam LeithPublisher: Profile Books
ISBN: 1847654258
Category : Humor
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Rhetoric gives our words the power to inspire. But it's not just for politicians: it's all around us, whether you're buttering up a key client or persuading your children to eat their greens. You have been using rhetoric yourself, all your life. After all, you know what a rhetorical question is, don't you? In this updated edition of his classic guide, Sam Leith traces the art of argument from ancient Greece down to its many modern mutations. He introduces verbal villains from Hitler to Donald Trump - and the three musketeers: ethos, pathos and logos. He explains how rhetoric works in speeches from Cicero to Richard Nixon, and pays tribute to the rhetorical brilliance of AC/DC's "Back In Black". Before you know it, you'll be confident in chiasmus and proud of your panegyrics - because rhetoric is useful, relevant and absolutely nothing to be afraid of.
The American Orator's Own Book
Author: Eloquence Is Power
Author: Sandra M. GustafsonPublisher: UNC Press Books
ISBN: 0807839140
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Oratory emerged as the first major form of verbal art in early America because, as John Quincy Adams observed in 1805, "eloquence was POWER." In this book, Sandra Gustafson examines the multiple traditions of sacred, diplomatic, and political speech that flourished in British America and the early republic from colonization through 1800. She demonstrates that, in the American crucible of cultures, contact and conflict among Europeans, native Americans, and Africans gave particular significance and complexity to the uses of the spoken word. Gustafson develops what she calls the performance semiotic of speech and text as a tool for comprehending the rich traditions of early American oratory. Embodied in the delivery of speeches, she argues, were complex projections of power and authenticity that were rooted in or challenged text-based claims of authority. Examining oratorical performances as varied as treaty negotiations between native and British Americans, the eloquence of evangelical women during the Great Awakening, and the founding fathers' debates over the Constitution, Gustafson explores how orators employed the shifting symbolism of speech and text to imbue their voices with power.
The American Orator's Own Book
Author: The American Orator's Own Book (Classic Reprint)
Author: J. AgarPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780243047819
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 364
Book Description
Excerpt from The American Orator's Own Book At such a period it cannot fail to be appropriate to reproduce, as it were, the sterling integrity which was exhibited in the time that tried men's souls. There needs this precious influence intermingling with the present, to raise the body politic to a healthier tone. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.