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Thomas Jefferson and the rhetoric of virtue / James L. Golden and Alan L. Golden.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Golden, James L.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826.
- Jefferson, Thomas.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Philosophy.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Language.
- Virtue--Political aspects--United States--History--18th century.
- Virtue.
- Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--18th century.
- Rhetoric.
- Discourse analysis--United States.
- Discourse analysis.
- Liberalism.
- History.
- Rhetoric--Political aspects.
- Virtue--Political aspects.
- Philosophy.
- United States--Politics and government--1775-1783.
- United States.
- Politics and government.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
- Liberalism--United States--History--18th century.
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Criticism and interpretation.
- Local Subjects:
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826--Criticism and interpretation.
- Physical Description:
- xviii, 522 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Md. : Rowman & Littlefield, [2002]
- Summary:
- 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
- Contents:
- Part 1 Jefferson's Philosophy of the Rhetoric of Virtue
- 1 Introduction of Jefferson to the World of Rhetoric 3
- 2 The Role of Virtue in Discourse 23
- 3 Principles of Argumentation and the Generation of Understanding 47
- 4 Social Affections and the Stimulation of the Imagination and the Passions 73
- 5 Channeling the Message 93
- 6 Private Discourse and Poetics 115
- 7 Political Communication 137
- 8 Forms of Professional Discourse 159
- Part 2 Jefferson as Practitioner of the Rhetoric of Virtue
- 9 Conversationalist and Letter Writer 191
- 10 Polemicist During the Revolutionary War Era 221
- 11 Select Public Addresses, 1781-1801 261
- 12 Legal Advocate 285
- 13 Historical Writer and Social Commentator 321
- 14 Critic of Orators and Oratory 343
- 15 Critic of Non-Oratorical Forms of Public Address 381
- 16 Jefferson, African Americans, and Slavery 417
- Appendix Thomas Jefferson's Scrapbooks 473.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
- ISBN:
- 0742520803
- OCLC:
- 48752926
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