The Throne of Eloquence: Great Preachers, Ancient and Modern
Title | The Throne of Eloquence: Great Preachers, Ancient and Modern PDF eBook |
Author | Edwin Paxton Hood |
Publisher | |
Pages | 504 |
Release | 1885 |
Genre | Clergy |
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The Elements of Eloquence
Title | The Elements of Eloquence PDF eBook |
Author | Mark Forsyth |
Publisher | Icon Books |
Pages | 208 |
Release | 2016-11-03 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 9781785781728 |
FROM THE AUTHOR OF THE SUNDAY TIMES NUMBER ONE BESTSELLER THE ETYMOLOGICON. 'An informative but highly entertaining journey through the figures of rhetoric ... Mark Forsyth wears his considerable knowledge lightly. He also writes beautifully.' David Marsh, Guardian. Mark Forsyth presents the secret of writing unforgettable phrases, uncovering the techniques that have made immortal such lines as 'To be or not to be' and 'Bond. James Bond.' In his inimitably entertaining and witty style, he takes apart famous quotations and shows how you too can write like Shakespeare, Oscar Wilde or John Lennon. Crammed with tricks to make the most humdrum sentiments seem poetic or wise, The Elements of Eloquencereveals how writers through the ages have turned humble words into literary gold - and how you can do the same.
The Annual American Catalogue
Title | The Annual American Catalogue PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 350 |
Release | 1889 |
Genre | American literature |
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The Homiletic Review
Title | The Homiletic Review PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 612 |
Release | 1887 |
Genre | Preaching |
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Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan說苑
Title | Garden of Eloquence / Shuoyuan說苑 PDF eBook |
Author | Liu Xiang |
Publisher | University of Washington Press |
Pages | 1353 |
Release | 2022-01-16 |
Genre | Literary Collections |
ISBN | 0295806338 |
In 17 BCE the Han dynasty archivist Liu Xiang presented to the throne a collection of some seven hundred items of varying length, mostly quasi-historical anecdotes and narratives, that he deemed essential reading for wise leadership. Garden of Eloquence (Shuoyuan), divided into twenty books grouped by theme, follows a tradition of narrative writing on historical and philosophical themes that began seven centuries earlier. Long popular in China as a source of allusions and quotations, it preserves late Western Han views concerning history, politics, and ethics. Many of its anecdotes are attributed to Confucius’s speeches and teachings that do not appear in earlier texts, demonstrating that long after Confucius’s death in 479 BCE it was still possible for new “historical” narratives to be created. Garden of Eloquence is valuable as a repository of items that originally appeared in other early collections that are no longer extant, and it provides detail on topics as various as astronomy and astrology, yin-yang theory, and quasi-geographical and mystical categories. Eric Henry’s unabridged translation with facing Chinese text and extensive annotation will make this important primary source available for the first time to Anglophone world historians.
Crowned Masterpiecaes of Eloquence Respresenting the Advance of Civilization
Title | Crowned Masterpiecaes of Eloquence Respresenting the Advance of Civilization PDF eBook |
Author | David Josiah Brewer |
Publisher | |
Pages | 442 |
Release | 1914 |
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The Orator: a Treasury of English Eloquence
Title | The Orator: a Treasury of English Eloquence PDF eBook |
Author | Barrister |
Publisher | |
Pages | 304 |
Release | 1865 |
Genre | Speeches, addresses, etc., English |
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