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He may well set an example for the present - day writer and teacher who becomes enamored with the new machines and methods of testing and recording without relating them to traditional principles of education .
He may well set an example for the present - day writer and teacher who becomes enamored with the new machines and methods of testing and recording without relating them to traditional principles of education .
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It is so much more : not just an interesting example of early elocutionary theory but a rather complete resumé of the theories of ancient and modern writers and teachers concerning the use of the voice , the countenance , action , and ...
It is so much more : not just an interesting example of early elocutionary theory but a rather complete resumé of the theories of ancient and modern writers and teachers concerning the use of the voice , the countenance , action , and ...
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... the purpose of communicating exactly to others the subject , and the language of the writing which is read : and this may be effected variously according to the particular object in view , and the particular style of the writing .
... the purpose of communicating exactly to others the subject , and the language of the writing which is read : and this may be effected variously according to the particular object in view , and the particular style of the writing .
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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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Bibliographic information
| 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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