Marlana Portolano

The Passionate Empiricist (eBook, PDF)

The Eloquence of John Quincy Adams in the Service of Science

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This book introduces readers to the role that classical oratory played in changing early American attitudes about pure scientific research. Marlana Portolano investigates the impact of John Quincy Adams's oratorical campaigns on the origins of government-funded science in America, with a special focus on his classical theory of rhetorical engagement and civic duty.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: State University of New York Press
• Seitenzahl: 245
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2008
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780791477137
• Artikelnr.: 60502254

Autorenporträt

Marlana Portolano is Assistant Professor of English at Towson University.