Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory: Delivered to the Classes of Senior and Junior Sophisters in Harvard University, 1 tomasHilliard and Metcalf, 1810 - 160 psl. 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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... affected forms , which this rage for novelty of expression , and this studi ed indocility to the toils of preceding laborers , have occasioned , I shall present to your consid- eration only these of the three great masters , from whom ...
... affected enumeration of the figures of speech , or if it be a frivolous science , teaching only the process of beating up a frothy declama- tion into seeming consistency , at least it cannot be that deadly weapon , the possession of ...
... affected and too presumptuous . The deeper penetration and the more chastened judgment of Socrates led to a higher perfection in the theory of rhetoric . But if it be true , as by the con- current testimony of all the ancient ...
... affected wisdom and hypocrisy with the blasting bolt of ridi- cule ; he must dart the thrills of terror into the souls of his enemies ; he must overwhelm guilt with confusion ; he must lead innocence to the throne of triumph . The ...
... affected to consider the plain , unseasoned simplicity of Lysias , as holding forth its most perfect model . By way of self - defence , Cicero published the master pieces of the two great rival Athenians , and in this preface directed ...
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