Reclaims public speaking as a central cultural form of the nineteenth century This pioneering collection brings alive the world of public speaking between the American Revolution and the age of the Suffragettes. It presents over seventy speeches by a diverse range of female and male activists, politicians, tribal leaders, fugitive slaves and preachers from both sides of the Atlantic, debating the crucial issues of the day, from socialism and imperialism to slavery and women's suffrage. Complete with detailed notes, introductions, illustrations and suggestions for further reading, it provides a…mehr
Reclaims public speaking as a central cultural form of the nineteenth century This pioneering collection brings alive the world of public speaking between the American Revolution and the age of the Suffragettes. It presents over seventy speeches by a diverse range of female and male activists, politicians, tribal leaders, fugitive slaves and preachers from both sides of the Atlantic, debating the crucial issues of the day, from socialism and imperialism to slavery and women's suffrage. Complete with detailed notes, introductions, illustrations and suggestions for further reading, it provides a unique introduction to transatlantic history and culture. Key Features: - Places famous speeches by Emmeline Pankhurst, Abraham Lincoln, Mark Twain and Oscar Wilde alongside previously unpublished texts. - Offers a more racially, ethnically and politically varied range of speeches than ever collected before. - Includes illustrations and suggestions for further readings. - A 'how to use this book' section provides historical contextualisations and valuable guidance for steering classroom discussions. Tom F. Wright teaches English and American Studies at the University of Sussex.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
Tom Wright is Lecturer in English Literature at the School of English, University of Sussex. He is the author of Lecturing the Atlantic: Speech, Print and an Anglo-American Commons (Oxford, 2017) and editor of The Cosmopolitan Lyceum: Lecture Culture and the Globe in Nineteenth Century America (UMass, 2013) and has published widely about nineteenth century cultural history and literature.
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Introduction Illustrations 1 Nationalism and Independence Part A: Debating American Freedom 1. Joseph Galloway A Plan to Avoid War (Philadelphia 1774) 2. Edmund Burke 'On Conciliation with the Colonies' (London 1775) 3. Patrick Henry 'Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death' (Richmond Virginia 1775) 4. Buckongahelas 'You See a Great and Powerful Nation Divided' (Delaware 1781) Part B: Declaring Independence 5. Thomas Jefferson et al. 'The Unanimous Declaration of the United States of America' (Philadelphia 1776) 6. Jean-Jacques Dessalines 'Haitian Declaration of Independence' (Gonaïves Saint-Domingue 1804) 7. Robert Emmett 'Speech From the Dock' (Dublin 1803) 8. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 'The Cry of Dolores' (Dolores Mexico 1810) Part C: Pan-Nationalism and Trans-nationalisms 9. Tecumseh 'Sleep No Longer O Choctaws and Chickasaws' (1811) 10. Jose Martí 'Our America' (New York 1889) 11. W. E. B. Dubois 'To the Nations of the World' (London 1900) 2 Gender Suffrage and Sexuality Part A: Gender Equality 1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Keynote address at Seneca Falls convention (Seneca Falls 1848) 2. Sojourner Truth 'Speech to the Women's Rights Convention' (Akron Ohio 1851) 3. Sojourner Truth 'Address to the Equal Rights Association' (New York City 1867) 4. Josephine Butler Speech on Sex Workers' Rights (Wigan 1870) Part B: Suffrage for Women 5. Sir Henry James and W. E. Forster 'The Anti-Suffrage Case' (London 1871) 6. Susan B. Anthony 'Is it a Crime for a US Citizen to Vote' (Rochester NY 1872) 7. Emmeline Pankhurst 'Freedom or Death' (Hartford 1913) Part C: Sexuality and Reproduction 8. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper 'Enlightened Motherhood' (Brooklyn 1892) 9. Oscar Wilde Testimony at Indecency Trial (London 1895) 10. Anna Ruling 'The Women's Movement and the Homosexual Problem' (Berlin 1904) 11. Theodore Roosevelt 'On American Motherhood' (Washington DC 1905) 3 Slavery and Race Part A: Debating Slavery 1. James Penny Testimony in Defence of a Humane Slave Trade (London 1788) 2. William Wilberforce 'Resolutions Respecting the Slave Trade' (London 1789) 3. Absalom Jones Thanksgiving Sermon (Philadelphia 1808) 4. John Calhoun 'Slavery A Positive Good' (Washington DC 1837) 5. Angelina Grimke 'Speech at Pennsylvania Hall' (Philadelphia 1838) 6. Frederick Douglass 'What to the Slave is July 4th?' (Rochester New York 1852) 7. Henry Ward Beecher 'Peace Be Still' Sermon (Brooklyn 1861) Part B: Race and Civil Rights 8. David Walker 'The Necessity of a General Union Among Us' (Boston 1828) 9. Robert Knox 'Lecture on The Races of Man' (Manchester 1848) 10. Alexander Crummell 'The American Mind and Black intellect' (Washington DC 1898) 11. Ida B. Wells 'Lynch Law in All Its Phases' (Boston 1893) 4 Faith Culture and Society Part A: The Role of Faith 1. Larena Lee 'My Call to Preach the Gospel' (Marlyand c.1810s) 2. Charles Spurgeon 'Compel Them to Come In' (London 1858) 3. Robert Ingersoll 'The Gods' (Fairbury Illinois 1873) 4. Swami Vivekanandana 'Address at the World Parliament of Religions' (Chicago 1893) Part B: Culture and Morality 5. Ralph Waldo Emerson 'Ethics' (Boston 1837) 6. John Ruskin 'Traffic' (Bradford 1864) 7. Oscar Wilde 'Art of The English Renaissance' (New York 1882) 8. William Morris 'Art and Socialism' (Leicester 1884) Part C: Society and Hierarchy 9. Henry 'Orator' Hunt 'Speech Spa Fields' (London 1816) 10. Benjamin Disraeli In Defence of the Feudal System (Shrewsbury 1842) 11. Peter H. Clark 'Socialism: The Remedy for the Evils of Society' (Cincinnati 1877) 12. Lucy Parsons 'I am an Anarchist' (Kansas City 1886) 13. William Jennings Bryan 'The Cross of Gold Speech' (Chicago 1896) 5 Empire and Manifest Destiny Part A: Opposing Empire 1. Nan'yehi et al. 'Cherokee Women Address Their Nation' (Georgia 1817) 2. Francisco Mejia Proclamation Against American Usurpation (Matamoros 1846) 3. John Calhoun Mexican Annexation and the 'White Race' (Washington DC 1848) 4. John Bright 'Opposition to India Policy' (London 1858) 5. William Jennings Bryan 'Imperialism' (Kansas City 1900) Part B: Defending Empire 6. Benjamin Disraeli 'Crystal Palace Speech' (London 1872) 7. Theodore Roosevelt 'The Strenuous Life' (Chicago 1899) 8. Albert J. Beveridge 'The Philippines are Ours Forever' (Washington DC 1900) Part C: The Irish Question 9. Daniel O'Connell 'Ireland Shall be Free' (Mullaghmast Ireland 1843) 10. Lewis C. Levin The Papist Threat (Philadelphia 1844) 11. William E. Gladstone In Support of Irish Home Rule (London 1886) Part D: Indigenous Rights 12. Andrew Jackson 'Speech to Congress on Indian Removal' (Washington DC 1830) 13. William Apess 'Eulogy for King Phillip' (Boston 1836) 14. Mark Twain 'Our Fellow Savages of the Sandwich Islands' (San Francisco 1868) 15. Dadabhai Naoroji 'Maiden Speech in Parliament' (London 1893) 6 War and Peace Part A: America's Path to Disunion 1. Daniel Webster 'Reply to Hayne' (Washington DC 1830) 2. Abraham Lincoln 'The Lyceum Address' (Springfield Illinois 1838) 3. Charles Sumner 'The Crime Against Kansas' (Washington DC 1856) 4. Abraham Lincoln 'A House Divided' (Springfield Illinois 1858) Part B: The Meaning of the American Civil War 5. Alexander Stephens 'The Cornerstone Speech' (Savannah 1861) 6. William E. Gladstone The South Has Made a Nation (Newcastle 1862) 7. Abraham Lincoln 'The Gettysburg Address' (Gettysburg Pennsylvania 1863) 8. Frederick Douglass 'The Mission of the War' (New York 1864) Part C: Pacifisms and Nonviolence 9. Hannah Mather Crocker 'Fast Sermon Against the War' (Boston 1812) 10. Henry David Thoreau 'Resistance to Civil Government' (Concord Massachusetts 1848) 11. John Bright 'Angel of Death' (London 1855) 12. Emma Goldman 'Patriotism A Menace to Liberty' (San Francisco 1908) Further Reading Index
Introduction Illustrations 1 Nationalism and Independence Part A: Debating American Freedom 1. Joseph Galloway A Plan to Avoid War (Philadelphia 1774) 2. Edmund Burke 'On Conciliation with the Colonies' (London 1775) 3. Patrick Henry 'Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death' (Richmond Virginia 1775) 4. Buckongahelas 'You See a Great and Powerful Nation Divided' (Delaware 1781) Part B: Declaring Independence 5. Thomas Jefferson et al. 'The Unanimous Declaration of the United States of America' (Philadelphia 1776) 6. Jean-Jacques Dessalines 'Haitian Declaration of Independence' (Gonaïves Saint-Domingue 1804) 7. Robert Emmett 'Speech From the Dock' (Dublin 1803) 8. Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla 'The Cry of Dolores' (Dolores Mexico 1810) Part C: Pan-Nationalism and Trans-nationalisms 9. Tecumseh 'Sleep No Longer O Choctaws and Chickasaws' (1811) 10. Jose Martí 'Our America' (New York 1889) 11. W. E. B. Dubois 'To the Nations of the World' (London 1900) 2 Gender Suffrage and Sexuality Part A: Gender Equality 1. Elizabeth Cady Stanton Keynote address at Seneca Falls convention (Seneca Falls 1848) 2. Sojourner Truth 'Speech to the Women's Rights Convention' (Akron Ohio 1851) 3. Sojourner Truth 'Address to the Equal Rights Association' (New York City 1867) 4. Josephine Butler Speech on Sex Workers' Rights (Wigan 1870) Part B: Suffrage for Women 5. Sir Henry James and W. E. Forster 'The Anti-Suffrage Case' (London 1871) 6. Susan B. Anthony 'Is it a Crime for a US Citizen to Vote' (Rochester NY 1872) 7. Emmeline Pankhurst 'Freedom or Death' (Hartford 1913) Part C: Sexuality and Reproduction 8. Frances Ellen Watkins Harper 'Enlightened Motherhood' (Brooklyn 1892) 9. Oscar Wilde Testimony at Indecency Trial (London 1895) 10. Anna Ruling 'The Women's Movement and the Homosexual Problem' (Berlin 1904) 11. Theodore Roosevelt 'On American Motherhood' (Washington DC 1905) 3 Slavery and Race Part A: Debating Slavery 1. James Penny Testimony in Defence of a Humane Slave Trade (London 1788) 2. William Wilberforce 'Resolutions Respecting the Slave Trade' (London 1789) 3. Absalom Jones Thanksgiving Sermon (Philadelphia 1808) 4. John Calhoun 'Slavery A Positive Good' (Washington DC 1837) 5. Angelina Grimke 'Speech at Pennsylvania Hall' (Philadelphia 1838) 6. Frederick Douglass 'What to the Slave is July 4th?' (Rochester New York 1852) 7. Henry Ward Beecher 'Peace Be Still' Sermon (Brooklyn 1861) Part B: Race and Civil Rights 8. David Walker 'The Necessity of a General Union Among Us' (Boston 1828) 9. Robert Knox 'Lecture on The Races of Man' (Manchester 1848) 10. Alexander Crummell 'The American Mind and Black intellect' (Washington DC 1898) 11. Ida B. Wells 'Lynch Law in All Its Phases' (Boston 1893) 4 Faith Culture and Society Part A: The Role of Faith 1. Larena Lee 'My Call to Preach the Gospel' (Marlyand c.1810s) 2. Charles Spurgeon 'Compel Them to Come In' (London 1858) 3. Robert Ingersoll 'The Gods' (Fairbury Illinois 1873) 4. Swami Vivekanandana 'Address at the World Parliament of Religions' (Chicago 1893) Part B: Culture and Morality 5. Ralph Waldo Emerson 'Ethics' (Boston 1837) 6. John Ruskin 'Traffic' (Bradford 1864) 7. Oscar Wilde 'Art of The English Renaissance' (New York 1882) 8. William Morris 'Art and Socialism' (Leicester 1884) Part C: Society and Hierarchy 9. Henry 'Orator' Hunt 'Speech Spa Fields' (London 1816) 10. Benjamin Disraeli In Defence of the Feudal System (Shrewsbury 1842) 11. Peter H. Clark 'Socialism: The Remedy for the Evils of Society' (Cincinnati 1877) 12. Lucy Parsons 'I am an Anarchist' (Kansas City 1886) 13. William Jennings Bryan 'The Cross of Gold Speech' (Chicago 1896) 5 Empire and Manifest Destiny Part A: Opposing Empire 1. Nan'yehi et al. 'Cherokee Women Address Their Nation' (Georgia 1817) 2. Francisco Mejia Proclamation Against American Usurpation (Matamoros 1846) 3. John Calhoun Mexican Annexation and the 'White Race' (Washington DC 1848) 4. John Bright 'Opposition to India Policy' (London 1858) 5. William Jennings Bryan 'Imperialism' (Kansas City 1900) Part B: Defending Empire 6. Benjamin Disraeli 'Crystal Palace Speech' (London 1872) 7. Theodore Roosevelt 'The Strenuous Life' (Chicago 1899) 8. Albert J. Beveridge 'The Philippines are Ours Forever' (Washington DC 1900) Part C: The Irish Question 9. Daniel O'Connell 'Ireland Shall be Free' (Mullaghmast Ireland 1843) 10. Lewis C. Levin The Papist Threat (Philadelphia 1844) 11. William E. Gladstone In Support of Irish Home Rule (London 1886) Part D: Indigenous Rights 12. Andrew Jackson 'Speech to Congress on Indian Removal' (Washington DC 1830) 13. William Apess 'Eulogy for King Phillip' (Boston 1836) 14. Mark Twain 'Our Fellow Savages of the Sandwich Islands' (San Francisco 1868) 15. Dadabhai Naoroji 'Maiden Speech in Parliament' (London 1893) 6 War and Peace Part A: America's Path to Disunion 1. Daniel Webster 'Reply to Hayne' (Washington DC 1830) 2. Abraham Lincoln 'The Lyceum Address' (Springfield Illinois 1838) 3. Charles Sumner 'The Crime Against Kansas' (Washington DC 1856) 4. Abraham Lincoln 'A House Divided' (Springfield Illinois 1858) Part B: The Meaning of the American Civil War 5. Alexander Stephens 'The Cornerstone Speech' (Savannah 1861) 6. William E. Gladstone The South Has Made a Nation (Newcastle 1862) 7. Abraham Lincoln 'The Gettysburg Address' (Gettysburg Pennsylvania 1863) 8. Frederick Douglass 'The Mission of the War' (New York 1864) Part C: Pacifisms and Nonviolence 9. Hannah Mather Crocker 'Fast Sermon Against the War' (Boston 1812) 10. Henry David Thoreau 'Resistance to Civil Government' (Concord Massachusetts 1848) 11. John Bright 'Angel of Death' (London 1855) 12. Emma Goldman 'Patriotism A Menace to Liberty' (San Francisco 1908) Further Reading Index
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