Frederick Douglass - Oratory from Slavery

Frederick Douglass, once a slave, was one of the great 19th century American orators and the most important African American voice of his era. This book traces the development of his rhetorical skills, discusses the effect of his oratory on his contemporaries, and analyzes the specific oratorical techniques he employed.

The first part is a biographical sketch of Douglass's life, dealing with his years of slavery (1818-1837), his prewar years of freedom (1837-1861), the Civil War (1861-1865), and postwar years (1865-1895). Chesebrough emphasizes the centrality of oratory to Douglass's life, even during the years in slavery. The second part looks at his oratorical techniques and concludes with three speeches from different periods. Students and scholars of communications, U.S. history, slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction, and African American studies will be interested in this book.

List of contents

Series Foreword
Introduction
The Development of an Orator
The Years of Slavery (1818-1837)
The Prewar Years of Freedom (1838-1861)
The War Years (1861-1865)
The Postwar Years (1865-1895)
Rhetorical Techniques and Speeches
Rhetorical Techniques
Speeches
Chronology of Selected Speeches
Bibliography
Index

About the author

David B. Chesebrough

Product details

• Authors: David Chesebrough, David B. Chesebrough
• Publisher: Bloomsbury
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 26.01.1998
• EAN: 9780313302879
• ISBN: 978-0-313-30287-9
• Series: Great American Orators
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Ethnic Studies, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Linguistics / Semantics, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, American English, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Public speaking guides, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Semantics, discourse analysis, stylistics, Black & Asian Studies, Slavery and abolition of slavery, Speaking in public: advice and guides, Semantics, discourse analysis, etc, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, Race and Ethnicity: African American Studies