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Henry Ward Beecher - Peripatetic Preacher (Hardcover, New)
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Henry Ward Beecher - Peripatetic Preacher (Hardcover, New)
Series: Great American Orators
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For approximately four decades, from shortly before the Civil War
until his death in 1887, the Reverend Henry Ward Beecher dominated
the pulpit and the public platform. Halford Ryan argues that
although the ministry was Beecher's career, public speaking was his
calling. Combining important orations with a critical analysis of
Beecher's rhetoric, this book examines all facets of the Reverend's
speaking and preaching. Particularly, it demonstrates that Beecher
was unusually skilled in the art of refutative rhetoric, that is,
he often paid more attention to rebutting the claims of his
opponents than he did to building his own arguments. Of special
note is the fact that Ryan's analysis is grounded in original
research conducted in the Beecher Family Papers. These primary
sources, described fully in the endmatter, are the core materials
for the critical chapters, the chronology of speeches and sermons,
and the bibliography. Ryan's thesis that Beecher was aware of the
importance of delivering his speeches and paid special attention to
the presentation of his orations is supported by these resources.
The book also contains a bibliography of works by and about Henry
Ward Beecher, texts of his important speeches and sermons, and a
Chronology of Sermons and Speeches that is keyed to Beecher's
various publications. This study provides a penetrating analysis of
Beecher's impact on issues of sacred and secular interest during a
critical period in American history. It should be read by both
historians and those interested in rhetoric and communications.
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