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Elements of Elocution

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Elements of Elocution
by John Walker
3390480Elements of ElocutionJohn Walker (1732-1807)
Versions of Elements of Elocution include:
  • Elements of Elocution, Vol. I. (London, 1781) external link external link2
    • full title: Elements of Elocution. Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on the Art of Reading; Delivered at Several Colleges in the University of Oxford. In Two Volumes. Vol. I.
  • Elements of Elocution, Vol. II. (London, 1781) external link external link2
    • full title: Elements of Elocution. Being the Substance of a Course of Lectures on the Art of Reading; Delivered at Several Colleges in the University of Oxford. In Two Volumes. Vol. II.
  • Elements of Elocution (2nd edition, London, 1799) external link
    • full title: Elements of Elocution: In Which The Principles of Reading and Speaking Are Investigated; and Such Pauses, Emphasis, and Inflexions of Voice, As Are Suitable to Every Variety of Sentence, Are Distinctly Pointed Out and Explained; with Directions for Strengthening and Modulating the Voice, So As to Render It Varied, Forcible, and Harmonious. To Which Is Added, a Complete System of Passions, Showing How They Affect the Countenance, Tone of Voice, and Gesture of the Body, Exemplified by a Copious Selection of the Most Striking Passages of Shakespeare. The Whole Illustrated by Copper-plates, explaining the Nature of Accent, Emphasis, Inflexion, and Cadence.
  • Elements of Elocution (5th edition, London, 1815) external link
    • full title: Elements of Elocution: In Which The Principles of Reading and Speaking Are Investigated; and Such Pauses, Emphasis, and Inflexions of Voice, As Are Suitable to Every Variety of Sentence, Are Distinctly Pointed Out and Explained; with Directions for Strengthening and Modulating the Voice, So As to Render It Varied, Forcible, and Harmonious: To Which Is Added, a Complete System of Passions; Showing How They Affect the Countenance, Tone of Voice, and Gesture of the Body, Exemplified by a Copious Selection of the Most Striking Passages of Shakespeare. The Whole Illustrated by Copper-plates, Explaining the Nature of Accent, Emphasis, Inflexion, and Cadence.
  • Elements of Elocution (6th edition, London, 1820) external link
    • full title: Elements of Elocution: In Which The Principles of Reading and Speaking Are Investigated; and Such Pauses, Emphasis, and Inflexions of Voice, As Are Suitable to Every Variety of Sentence, Are Distinctly Pointed Out and Explained; with Directions for Strengthening and Modulating the Voice, So As to Render It Varied, Forcible, and Harmonious: To Which Is Added, a Complete System of Passions; Showing How They Affect the Countenance, Tone of Voice, and Gesture of the Body, Exemplified by a Copious Selection of the Most Striking Passages of Shakespeare. The Whole Illustrated by Copper-plates, Explaining the Nature of Accent, Emphasis, Inflexion, and Cadence.