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Nearly 200 years after his death, Thomas Jefferson continues to fascinate and mystify scholars and the public alike. Recently, it seems that every aspect of his life and career, including a possible relationship with one of his slaves, has been put under
Inhaltsverzeichnis
Part 1 Jefferson's Philosophy of the Rhetoric of Virtue Chapter 2 Introduction of Jefferson to the World of Rhetoric Chapter 3 The Role of Virtue in Discourse Chapter 4 Principles of Argumentation and the Generation of Understanding Chapter 5 Social Affections and the Stimulation of the Imagination and the Passions Chapter 6 Channeling the Message Chapter 7 Private Discourse and Poetics Chapter 8 Political Communication Chapter 9 Forms of Professional Discourse Part 10 Jefferson as Practitioner of the Rhetoric of Virtue Chapter 11 Conversationalist and Letter Writer Chapter 12 Polemicist During the Revolutionary War Era Chapter 13 Select Public Addresses, 1781-1801 Chapter 14 Legal Advocate Chapter 15 Historical Writer and Social Commentator Chapter 16 Critic of Orators and Oratory Chapter 17 Critic of Non-Oratorical Forms of Public Address Chapter 18 Jefferson, African-Americans, and Slavery Chapter 19 Postscript Chapter 20 Appendix: Thomas Jefferson's Scrapbooks
Über den Autor / die Autorin
The late James L. Golden was emeritus professor of rhetoric and political communication in the School of Journalism and Communication at Ohio State University. The late Alan L. Golden was associate professor of history at Lock Haven University of Pennsylvania.
Zusammenfassung
The authors discuss Jefferson's influences and education in rhetoric, how he came to be interested in the field, and the development of his philosophy on discourse. It gives readers a first-hand account of Jefferson's understanding of virtue as viewed through his studies in rhetoric.
