Synopses & Reviews
This critical analysis identifies the different rhetorical strategies and techniques that Emerson used first as a traditional New England preacher and then as he became a widely renowned public lecturer. Ten texts illustrating his different kinds of speeches on a wide array of subjects, such as prayer, manners, eloquence, the American scholar, the genuine man, and the fugitive slave law, accompany the analysis. A speech chronology and bibliography pointing to important primary and secondary materials further enrich this Great American Orators reference tool for students, scholars, and professionals in rhetoric, history, and American studies.
Synopsis
Critical analysis of Emerson's sermons and public addresses includes text extracts, speech chronology, and bibliography.
Description
Includes bibliographical references (p. [187]-191) and index.
About the Author
LLOYD ROHLER, Associate Professor of Speech Communication, University of North Carolina, has written at length about American orators and oratory.
Table of Contents
Series Foreword by Bernard K. Duffy and Halford R. Ryan
Foreword by Bernard K. Duffy
Preface
Critical Analysis
Self-Reliant Man
Preacher
"The Rising Sun"
From the American Scholar to the Young American
Occasional Addresses: Ceremonial and Political Speaking
Conclusion: Emerson's Achievement
Speech Texts
Pray Without Ceasing
Summer
The Genuine Man
Manners
Eloquence
The American Scholar
The Young American
Robert Burns
The Fugitive Slave Law
Speech to the Manchester Athenaeum
Chronology of Major Speeches
Bibliography
Index