Chironomia: Or, A Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery |
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The observations of Aristotle upon the characters and situation of persons casily affected , and those not to be ... either in his own person , " or in that of some person dear to him : or one who thinks him“ self in danger either of ...
The observations of Aristotle upon the characters and situation of persons casily affected , and those not to be ... either in his own person , " or in that of some person dear to him : or one who thinks him“ self in danger either of ...
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In the different modes of reading , except in the instance of a person standing up to read a part in a play , the performer has been considered as using only the gestures of the head , of the body , and of the arms and hands : the lower ...
In the different modes of reading , except in the instance of a person standing up to read a part in a play , the performer has been considered as using only the gestures of the head , of the body , and of the arms and hands : the lower ...
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2.3.4'5 The gracefulness of rhetorical action depends partly on the person and partly on the mind . ' Some are so happily formed in person , that all their motions are graceful ; 1-345 and some minds are so noble , that they impart ...
2.3.4'5 The gracefulness of rhetorical action depends partly on the person and partly on the mind . ' Some are so happily formed in person , that all their motions are graceful ; 1-345 and some minds are so noble , that they impart ...
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Contents
Chironomia or a Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery | 1 |
Of the Voice | 27 |
Of the VoiceGeneral Precepts | 67 |
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| Title | Chironomia: Or, A Treatise on Rhetorical Delivery Landmarks in rhetoric and public address |
| Author | Gilbert Austin |
| Editors | Mary Margaret Robb, Lester Thonssen |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | Southern Illinois University Press, 1966 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 26 Feb 2008 |
| ISBN | 0809302292, 9780809302291 |
| Length | 583 pages |
| Subjects | › Language Arts & Disciplines / General |
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