Oxford's Senior Speaker: A Collection Of Exercises In Declamation, Recitation And Representation (1873)

By William Oxford

Book Overview

Oxford's Senior Speaker is a book published in 1873 and compiled by William Oxford. The book is a collection of exercises in declamation, recitation, and representation. It is designed to help senior students improve their public speaking skills by providing a variety of texts that can be used for practice. The book includes speeches, poems, and dramatic scenes, all of which are intended to be performed in front of an audience. The texts are drawn from a variety of sources, including Shakespeare, Milton, and Tennyson, as well as contemporary writers of the time. The book also includes notes on pronunciation, emphasis, and gesture, as well as suggestions for the interpretation of the texts. Overall, Oxford's Senior Speaker is a valuable resource for anyone looking to improve their public speaking skills, whether for academic or professional purposes.For Advanced Classes.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1167016742
• ISBN13: 9781167016745
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 434 Pages
• Weight: 1.27 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"