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The Golden Age of American Oratory
Title
The Golden Age of American Oratory [electronic resource (video)] / Educational Video Group.
Published
New York, N.Y. : Infobase, [2012], c2005.
Physical Description
1 streaming video file (50 min.) : sd., col.
Local Notes
Access is available to the Yale community.
Notes
Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on October 02, 2012.
Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware.
Closed-captioned.
Title from distributor's description.
Access and use
Access restricted by licensing agreement.
Summary
Richard Katula's documentary brings the era of the lyceum and chautauqua to life with expert commentary, dramatic readings, still photos, and rare action footage. Featuring Susan B. Anthony, Mark Twain, William Jennings Bryan, and other historical figures.
Variant and related titles
Films on demand.
Format
Images / Online / Video & Film
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 20, 2019
System details note
Mode of access: Internet.
System requirements: FOD playback platform.
Audience
11 & up.
Contents
Value of Oratory and its American Golden Age (1:34)
Credits: The Golden Age of American Oratory (0:33)
Past Oratorical Culture (1:07)
Age of Jackson (2:27)
American Grecophilia (1:19)
Nationalism Begins in Age of Jackson (2:01)
Lyceum (2:42)
Exploding Interest in Lecturers (3:06)
Legacy and Decline of Lyceum Circuit (1:02)
Chautauqua (2:18)
Chautauqua Topics (1:30)
Lectures on Spirituality and Women's Rights (2:28)
Booker T. Washington (3:50)
Speech Genres (0:54)
Emerson's Oratory (2:12)
Emerson on Thought (1:52)
Frederick Douglas's Oratory (4:20)
Mark Twain's Lectures (2:11)
Twain's Advice to Youth (1:37)
Twain's War Prayer (3:09)
Twain Forces Reexamination of Values (0:28)
William Jennings Bryan's Oratorical Style (2:16)
William Jennings Bryan's Best-Known Causes (0:58)
Acres of Diamonds (2:58)
Social Legacy of Lyceum and Chautauqua (3:05)
Philosophical Legacy of Lyceum and Chautauqua (1:07)
Chautauqua Tradition Survives (1:02)
Need for Civic Virtue (1:22)
Credits: The Golden Age of American Oratory (0:22)
Videorecording number
49204 Infobase
Genre/Form
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Also listed under
Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm)
Infobase.
Educational Video Group.
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