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Direct linkStob, Paul – Quarterly Journal of Speech, 2012
On May 31, 1897, William James, one of America's most influential philosophers and psychologists, delivered the first civic oration of his career. The principal orator at the dedication of the Robert Gould Shaw memorial in Boston, James did what commemorative speakers are not supposed to do. He chose to be confrontational and divisive in a…
Descriptors: Civics, Rhetoric, Discourse Modes, Public Speaking
