Culture of eloquence : oratory and reform in antebellum America

Culture of eloquence : oratory and reform in antebellum America / James Perrin Warren.

"Antebellum America truly defined itself as a culture of eloquence. This could be seen in the creation of new cultural spaces, such as the lyceum and popular lecture system, for speakers who were then measured against the ideals of eloquence held by their listeners. Defining eloquence as "...

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Main Author: Warren, James Perrin
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: University Park, Pa. : Pennsylvania State University Press, ©1999.
Subjects:
Peabody, Elizabeth Palmer, > 1804-1894 > Oratory.
Simms, William Gilmore, > 1806-1870 > Oratory.
Emerson, Ralph Waldo, > 1803-1882 > Oratory.
Fuller, Margaret, > 1810-1850 > Oratory.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American > History and criticism.
American prose literature > 19th century > History and criticism.
Oratory > United States > History > 19th century.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
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Call Number: PS407 .W37 1999
Status: Declared lost

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