Lend me your ears
great speeches in history
Rev. and expanded ed.
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Author
Contributions
- Safire, William, 1929- - Contributor
Publication
1997 - W.W. Norton, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
263,750 words, Guess
Page Count
1,055 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL1003742M
- ISBN-100393040054
- OCLC Control Number35593469
- OCLC Control Numberlendmeyourearsgr00safi
- Library of Congress Control Number96043423
and 2 more
- Goodreads1179679
- LibraryThing89275
Classifications
- DDC808.85
- LCCPN6122 .L4 1997
Description
An instant classic when first published in 1992 and now substantially revised and expanded, Lend Me Your Ears collects more than two hundred of history's outstanding instances of oratorical eloquence. They are selected, arranged, and introduced by William Safire, considered by many to be the most influential political columnist in America, himself a former speechwriter and language scholar. The book is arranged by theme and occasion, and each speech is expertly introduced by the editor, who places the speech's occasion in historical context and analyzes the particular techniques that convey its force and effect. William Safire enlivens many of these introductions with personal anecdotes of the circumstances of the speechmaker and the speech. His introduction is a brisk, effective short course in how to make a great speech - with a cornucopia of examples to follow.
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