This book examines the relations between public speaking and literary expression in the lives and work of Byron, Dickens, Tennyson, and Joyce. Matthew Bevis considers the procedures, languages, and styles of oratory reported in the newspapers and Hansard, and offers a new understanding of literature in relation to the public sphere. INDICE: Introduction: Literary Persuasions; 1: Byron's Hearing; 2: An Audience with Dickens; 3: Tennyson and Sound Judgement; 4: Joyce's Breathing Space; Coda: An Eyed Ear
- ISBN: 978-0-19-959322-4
- Editorial: Oxford University
- Encuadernacion: Rústica
- Páginas: 312
- Fecha Publicación: 09/09/2010
- Nº Volúmenes: 1
- Idioma: Inglés