Lectures on Rhetoric and Oratory: Delivered to the Classes of Senior and Junior Sophisters in Harvard University, Volumul 1Hilliard and Metcalf, 1810 - 160 pagini 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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... court of St. Petersburg . Previously to his departure , he was respectfully requested , by the two senior classes in the college , to consent to a publication of his lectures . He yielded to this request , though not without hesitation ...
... courts of justice often requires the exertion of the most exalted intellectual powers ; and it is by pub logic lic speaking alone , that they can be exerted . For the knowledge of the law the learning of t the closet may suffice ; for ...
... court eloquence , not for her native , exquisite , and unrivalled beauties ; but as the instrument of sordid purpos- es , and of base and groveling gains . Let the vulgar orator of the forum hold forth his igno- rance for his fee ...
... courts of law , respecting rights previously existing , or wrongs previously committed . This kind of public speaking he therefore denominated judicial eloquence . That the third division consisted of all such speeches , as , having no ...
... court of justice decides whether a wrong , public or private , has been committed ; and a holiday audience is delighted or wearied , in- structed or disgusted . I shall in future treat of the arguments , peculiarly proper for each of ...
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