Eloquence Is Power: Oratory and Performance in Early America

by Sandra M. Gustafson

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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,...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0807848883

ISBN13:9780807848883

Release Date:August 2000

Publisher:Omohundro Institute and Unc Press

Length:320 Pages

Weight:0.95 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.2"

Related Subjects

17th Century Arts, Music & Photography History & Criticism Language Arts Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Public Speaking

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