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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-10
0313258600
ISBN-13
9780313258602
eBay Product ID (ePID)
115544
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
209 Pages
Publication Name
Defender of the Union : the Oratory of Daniel Webster
Language
English
Publication Year
1989
Subject
General, Historical
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Political Science, Biography & Autobiography
Series
Great American Orators Ser.
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
0.6 in
Item Weight
17.1 Oz
Item Length
9.2 in
Item Width
6.1 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
College Audience
LCCN
88-021397
Dewey Edition
19
Reviews
". . . Smith has been preparing all his life to write this book. His versatile career as scholar and rhetor-in-the-trenches leavens the pages of this the inagural volume in Greenwood's "Great American Orators" series. This long needed series is an extension of Greenwood's two compenidal volumes on American Orators, edited by Duffy and Ryan, and this book . . . sets a high standard for those that will follow. Webster is a natural for "No. 1" in such a portfolio. No other orator has ever simultaneously so dominated our national court, legislature, and public platform, and so excelled in all three of the Aristotelian genre. . . Smith's fourteen page, well annotated bibliography will justify, inform, and cheer any who pursues intensive study of Webster." Quarterly Journal of Speech
Series Volume Number
No. 1
Number of Volumes
1 vol.
Illustrated
Yes
Volume Number
1
Dewey Decimal
973.5/092/4
Table Of Content
Part I: Critical Analysis Forensic Speaking Ceremonial Speaking Deliberative Speaking to 1845 The Compromise of 1850 A Gauge of Greatness Part II: Collected Speeches McCulloch v. Maryland (1819) The Knapp-White Murder Case (1830) The First Bunker Hill Address (1825) Eulogy to Adams and Jefferson (1826) The Second Reply to Hayne (1830) The Seventh of March Address (1850) Chronology of Major Speeches Bibliography Index
Synopsis
Like no other orator in American history, Daniel Webster dominated the Federal courts, the Congress, and the public speaking circuit. In this book, Smith offers a close study of the rhetorical techniques and powers of persuasion that gave Webster a uniquely influential voice in the political, legal, and social affairs of the young republic. The volume includes the edited texts of six speeches that illustrate the range of Webster's achievements, together with a chronology of his speeches and an annotated bibliography. In his introduction, Smith examines Webster's early training and accomplishments in the field of oratory and discusses the Aristotelean principles upon which the present analysis of Webster's work is based. Smith begins with Webster's forensic speeches before the Supreme Court and in the famous Knapp-White murder trial. He next considers Webster's gift for ceremonial speaking, by analyzing examples of his eulogies, dedication addresses, and other commemorative speeches. Two chapters focus on his deliberative speech-making, with special emphasis on analysis of the audience Webster spoke to, the Webster-Hayne debate, and Webster's speeches endorsing the Compromise of 1850. Among the edited works presented are Webster's presentations in McCulloch v. Maryland, a milestone in American constitutional precedent; in the Knapp-White murder case; his Eulogy to Adams and Jefferson; Webster's second reply to Hayne; and his Seventh of March Address. The author stresses that Webster's importance goes beyond his considerable impact on constitutional thought and the political life of the nation. His speeches are unequaled as models of effective and literate public address, and his arguments, values, style, and use of evidence have much to tell us about American consciousness during the antebellum era. Written by a noted speechwriter and scholar specializing in rhetoric and First Amendment issues, this book is an appropriate choice for speech communication classes or studies in speech communication, American public address, and rhetorical criticism, as well as antebellum U.S. history classes.
LC Classification Number
E300
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