Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory: Delivered to the Classes of Senior and Junior Sophisters in Harvard University, Τόμος 1Hilliard and Metcalf, 1810 - 160 σελίδες 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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... the power of performing signs and wonders to authenticate his mission , and command obedience to his words . The appropriate instrument to appal the heart of the tyrant upon his throne , and to control the 16 INAUGURAL ORATION .
... heart fainted within her . She lost all confidence in herself . Together with her irresistible powers , she lost proportionably the consideration of the world , un- til , instead of comprising the whole system of pub- lic education ...
... heart . If then we adopt the definition of Quinctilian , that rhetoric is the science of speaking well , we may apply the same terms to define oratory , sub . stituting only the word art , instead of science . In this respect our ...
... heart of sorrow , and to sooth with celestial hope the very agonies of death . Now tell me who it is , that will best possess and most effectually exercise these more than magic powers ? Who is it , that will most effectually stem the ...
... heart sincere , upright , and fervent ; a mind stored with that universal knowledge , required as the foundation of the art ; with a genius for the invention , a skill for the disposition , and a voice for the elocution of every ...
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