The most comprehensive anthology of its kind! The Third Edition of American Rhetorical Discourse continues to build on the success of previous editions. This expanded collection reflects the diversity, significance, and method of speakers throughout American history by illuminating the evolution and accomplishment of rhetorical practice in American society. Rhetorical discourse engages the concerns that define public life, revealing a record of responses to the American experience that enrich the possibilities for future rhetoric. The variety of speakers in this volume emulates a spectrum of achievement and influence throughout American discourse. Each of the discourses presented in this distinguished collection is preceded by an informative and provocative commentary. These commentaries provide biographical information on the speaker, locate the speech in its historical time, and sketch the rhetorical situation to set the speech into its historical context. By highlighting the content of individual discourses, each commentary creates a solid basis for students to enlarge their understanding of history, broaden their perspective on the importance of the rhetorical moment, and improve their own rhetorical skills. The combination of commentary and speech provides an opportunity to explore a more sensitive analysis of a discourse, engaging and connecting the reader to the power and momentum of rhetoric.
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Title of related interest from Waveland Press: Ryan, Contemporary American Public Discourse: A Collection of Speeches and Critical Essays, Third Edition (ISBN 9780881336290).
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I purchased this book for Com 115 and Hist 201 learning community. This book presents all of the major, masterful speeches in American history in a clear, easily referenced format and is a good buy for all you history and rhetoric junkies out there.
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Filled with speeches of prominent Americans from the Puritan era to Ronald Reagan. Each speech is prefaced by note establishing historical context and introducing the reader to the author. Highly recommend for anyone who would like to do a serious reading of famous historical speeches.
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