Robert Friedenberg

Theodore Roosevelt and the Rhetoric of Militant Decency

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Friedenberg brings to this study of Theodore Roosevelt a thorough grounding in the criticism of American public address. Basing his findings on his own detailed reading of Roosevelt's speeches and supplementing it with his own research in the primary collections of Roosevelt's manuscripts, Robert V. Friedenberg reveals the depth of Roosevelt's fascinating rhetorical career. Friedenberg's astute analysis of Roosevelt's use of classic rhetorical method shows how dependent the president was on the style of the classical masters as well as American predecessors such as Washington and Lincoln. This book demonstrates and analyzes the persuasive and expressive public speaking of the first great orator of this century, Theodore Roosevelt. Following a foreword by Halford R. Ryan and a preface by Friedenberg, the book provides critical analysis of Roosevelt's rhetoric of militant decency. After an overview, Friedenberg applies his analysis, which is followed by the application of militant decency rhetoric to foreign policy, responsible citizenship, and progressive reform. A series of Roosevelt's collected speeches forms the second part of the volume and provides concrete examples of Roosevelt's rhetorical style. A speech chronology and a bibliography close the work. As we Americans look to the twenty-first century, we might do well to look for guidance and inspiration in the writings and speeches of the man who led us into the twentieth century, Theodore Roosevelt.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury 3PL
• Seitenzahl: 234
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. September 1990
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 161mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9780313264481
• ISBN-10: 0313264481
• Artikelnr.: 21753300

Autorenporträt

Robert V. Friedenberg

Inhaltsangabe

Series Foreword Foreword Preface Critical Analysis The Early Years The
Rhetoric of Militant Decency The Rhetoric of Militant Decency and Foreign
Policy The Rhetoric of Militant Decency and Civic Virtue The Rhetoric of
Militant Decency and Progressive Reform Epilogue Collected Speeches The
Duties of American Citizenship Washington's Forgotten Maxim The Strenuous
Life The Man with the Muck-rake The New Nationalism This Nation's Needs
Chronology of Speeches Bibliography Index