Lessons In Elocution - Softcover

William Scott

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461710021 ISBN 13: 9780461710021

Publisher: HardPress, 2021

Synopsis

Lessons In Elocution: Or, A Selection Of Pieces In Prose And Verse, For The Improvement Of Youth In Reading And Speaking. To Which Are Prefixed Elements Of Gesture by William Scott. This late-18th-century didactic anthology collects model passages from ancient oratory, classical drama, and English theatre, paired with practical guidance for voice, gesture, and delivery. The volume functions as a training corpus for public speaking, reading aloud, and expressive performance, with a strong emphasis on virtue, temperance, and humane conduct. Its structure includes a dedicated Appendices and pedagogy and sections on Elements Of Gesture and Acting Of Plays In Schools, offering concrete instructions on posture, arm movement, articulation, cadence, and pacing, as well as rules for expressing passions. The core selections cover formal speeches, soliloquies, and dramatic passages by Roman and Greek figures, Shakespearean scenes, and other classic voices, illustrating topics such as rhetoric in law, moral persuasion, and political discourse. The book also blends moral essays, fables, biographical sketches, and dialogues to demonstrate ethical language, taste, and the proper use of power. Intended for schoolboys and teachers, it advocates sincerity, benevolence, and decorum as foundations of effective speaking and social conduct.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461710021
• ISBN 13: 9780461710021
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 426