Speeches

One of the great maxims of history is that it is written by the victors, and nowhere does this find greater support than in the later Roman Empire.

Eric Griffiths delivered hundreds of lectures at the Faculty of English in Cambridge, yet his lectures were never turned into books.

Eric Griffiths delivered hundreds of lectures at the Faculty of English in Cambridge, yet his lectures were never turned into books.

Situated at the crossroads of rhetoric and fiction, the genre of declamatio offers its practitioners the freedom to experiment with new forms of discourse.

'But I must stop now.

Public speech was a key aspect of politics in Republican Rome, both in theory and in practice, and recent decades have seen a surge in scholarly discussion of its significance and performance.

Public speech was a key aspect of politics in Republican Rome, both in theory and in practice, and recent decades have seen a surge in scholarly discussion of its significance and performance.

Situated at the crossroads of rhetoric and fiction, the genre of declamatio offers its practitioners the freedom to experiment with new forms of discourse.

As a speechwriter, orator, and politician, Demosthenes captured, embodied, and shaped his time.

As a speechwriter, orator, and politician, Demosthenes captured, embodied, and shaped his time.

In twenty short books, Penguin brings you the classics of the environmental movement.

Cicero (106-43BC) was the most brilliant orator in Classical history.

From Moses to Nelson Mandela, speeches have changed the way we see the world and the way the world is shaped.

Cicero's speeches "e;In Defence of Sextus Roscius of Amerina,"e; "e;In Defence of Aulus Cluentius Habitus,"e; "e;In Defence of Gaius Rabirius,"e; "e;Note on the Speeches in Defence of Caelius and Milo,"e; and "e;In Defence of King Deiotarus"e; provide insight into Roman life, law, and history.

Amid the corruption and power struggles of the collapse of the Roman Republic, Cicero (106-43BC) produced some of the most stirring and eloquent speeches in history.

From Theodore Roosevelt to Barack Obama, discover the most significant speeches of the modern era!

'I'll stop doing it as soon as I understand what I'm doing.

While the debates between Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A.

Als öffentliche Reden bewegen sich Predigten stets in den kulturellen und politischen Kontexten ihrer Zeit.

Eine Explosion aus starken Stimmen: Frauen, die Grenzen durchbrechen!

The definitive collection of speeches and writings of one of America's most important social reformers Celebrated as the most famous woman in America at the time of her death in 1898, Frances E.

In 'President's Inaugural Speeches: From Washington to Trump (1789-2017),' readers are offered a profound glimpse into the evolving landscape of American rhetoric and political commitment.