Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory: Delivered to the Classes of Senior and Junior Sophisters in Harvard University, Band 1Hilliard and Metcalf, 1810 - 160 Seiten Before becoming President of the United States, John Quincy Adams was a Harvard professor of language, rhetoric and oratory, with this book comprising his lectures. Published in 1810 when Quincy Adams was in his forties, this work is a collection which demonstrates the breadth of knowledge which he passed to students eager to learn about the arts of speaking. The early lectures cover the basic principles of oratory and eloquence in the context of public speaking, and the origins of rhetoric as a celebrated art form in ancient Greece and Rome. It is clear that the author possesses an intense knowledge of the subject and its professional application. Later on in the text are more specific lectures, such as the importance of perfecting oratory for the courtroom, and the personal qualities a good speaker should cultivate. Keeping tight control of one's emotions when speaking or debating with others, and delivering compelling lectures from the church pulpit, are also discussed at length. Although this material is well over 200 years old with much of the language archaic by modern standards, the ideas and principles espoused by Quincy Adams remain both relevant and important to students and those working in fields where speech is vital. |
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... necessary adjunct and vehicle of reason , the faculty of speech was also bestowed as an exclusive privilege upon man ; not the mere utterance of articulate sounds ; not the mere cries of passion , which he has in com- mon with the lower ...
... necessary to urge upon You the importance of the art , concerning which I am speaking . Is it the purpose of your future life to minister in the temples of Almighty God , to be the messenger of heaven upon earth , to en- lighten with ...
... necessary relation be- tween these faculties , has treated of them in two distinct works ; and unfolded their mysteries with all the energies of his profound , comprehensive , and discriminating genius . Equally proper and necessary ...
... necessary . Speech is the most ordinary vehicle of communication between men , in all their relations with one anoth- er , whether of a public or private nature . By the art or science of speaking well , it is not intended to give rules ...
... necessary . Your time and your talents are precious , not only to your- selves , but to your connexions , and to your coun- try . They ought therefore not to be wasted upon any trifling or unprofitable , and much less to be mispent upon ...
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