American Orators Before 1900: Critical Studies and SourcesBernard K. Duffy, Halford Ross Ryan "The editors offer 55 case studies of orators, each chapter consisting of from three and one-half to more than nine pages of text followed by a brief section entitled 'Informational Source' that includes short bibliographic summaries and important research sources intended particularly `for those beginning to investigate an orator's rhetoric.' Entries close with a short chronology of major speeches. . . . Duffy and Ryan's hope that their book will 'prove useful' should be fulfilled quickly, for American Orators Before 1900 is the most extensive reference collection on its topic. By introducing all 55 rhetors in situ and illuminating such an array of rhetorical peculiarities, universals, power, triumphs, and influences on the past and present, this book becomes indispensable to college and large municipal libraries." Quarterly Journal of Speech. |
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Page 171
... preaching duties in New York . But at length , he increasingly devoted himself to his teaching interests . In 1851 , he was named president of Oberlin College , a post he held until 1866. Finney continued to make occasional preaching ...
... preaching duties in New York . But at length , he increasingly devoted himself to his teaching interests . In 1851 , he was named president of Oberlin College , a post he held until 1866. Finney continued to make occasional preaching ...
Page 172
... preaching , Finney deplored the dry expositions of doctrine to which most churchgoers were subjected week after week . Even Gale , his friend and teacher , " seemed to take for granted that all his hearers were theo- logians , and ...
... preaching , Finney deplored the dry expositions of doctrine to which most churchgoers were subjected week after week . Even Gale , his friend and teacher , " seemed to take for granted that all his hearers were theo- logians , and ...
Page 173
... preaching that was pointed , concrete , and simple . In its delivery , good preaching followed Finney's definition of eloquence as " that gushing , impressive , and persuasive oratory , that naturally flows from an educated man whose ...
... preaching that was pointed , concrete , and simple . In its delivery , good preaching followed Finney's definition of eloquence as " that gushing , impressive , and persuasive oratory , that naturally flows from an educated man whose ...
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John Quincy Adams | 7 |
Fisher Ames | 22 |
Henry Ward Beecher | 35 |
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