The People'S Voice: The Orator In American Society

In this flavorful and perceptive study of the American orator, Barnet Baskerville makes an inquiry into American attitudes toward orators and oratory and the reflection of these attitudes in speaking practices. He examines the role of the orator in society and the kinds or qualities of oratory that were dominant in each period of American history, and he looks into the nature and importance of oratory as perceived by audiences and by speakers themselves. By examining this "public image" of the orator, the author is able to tell us much about the people who drew that image. 9780813151137 0813151139 0 BOOK Language Arts & Disciplines NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=RhdjoAEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api en

• | Author: Barnet Baskerville
• | Publisher: University Press Of Kentucky
• | Publication Date: Jul 15, 2014
• | Number of Pages: 272 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0813151139
• | ISBN-13: 9780813151137