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Gettysburg Address

Sean Conant
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      It is the most famous speech Lincoln ever gave, and one of the most important orations in the history of the nation. Delivered on November 19, 1863, among the freshly dug graves of the Union dead, the Gettysburg Address defined the central meaning of the Civil War and gave cause for the nation's incredible suffering. The poetic language and moral sentiment inspired listeners at the time, and have continued to resonate powerfully with groups and individuals up to thepresent day. What gives this speech its enduring significance? This collection of essays, from some of the best-known scholars in the field, answers that question. Placing the Address in complete historical and cultural context and approaching it from a number of fresh perspectives, the volume first identifies how Lincoln was influenced by great thinkers on his own path toward literary and oratory genius. Among others, Nicholas P. Cole draws parallels between the Address and classical texts of Antiquity and John Stauffer considers Lincoln's knowledge ofthe King James Bible and Shakespeare. The second half of the collection then examines the many ways in which the Gettysburg Address has been interpreted, perceived, and utilized in the past 150 years. Since 1863, African Americans, immigrants, women, gay rights activists, and international figureshave invoked the speech's language and righteous sentiments on their respective paths toward freedom and equality. Essays include Louis P. Masur on the role the Address played in eventual emancipation; Jean H. Baker on the speech's importance to the women's rights movement; and Don H. Doyle on the Address's international legacy.Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg in a defining moment for America, but as the essays in this collection attest, his message is universal and timeless. This work brings together the foremost experts in the field to illuminate the many ways in which that message continues to endure.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Sean Conant EAN: 9780190227449 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 660 g HEIGHT: 238 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-06-25 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) WIDTH: 163 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, c 1500 onwards to present day, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1860 to c 1869, Political leaders and leadership, History of the Americas, Specific wars and campaigns, Civil wars

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      Sean Conant is a documentary filmmaker. He is the writer, producer, and director of the major documentary film "The Gettysburg Address", to be released in 2015.
      It is the most famous speech Lincoln ever gave, and one of the most important orations in the history of the nation. Delivered on November 19, 1863, among the freshly dug graves of the Union dead, the Gettysburg Address defined the central meaning of the Civil War and gave cause for the nation's incredible suffering. The poetic language and moral sentiment inspired listeners at the time, and have continued to resonate powerfully with groups and individuals up to thepresent day. What gives this speech its enduring significance? This collection of essays, from some of the best-known scholars in the field, answers that question. Placing the Address in complete historical and cultural context and approaching it from a number of fresh perspectives, the volume first identifies how Lincoln was influenced by great thinkers on his own path toward literary and oratory genius. Among others, Nicholas P. Cole draws parallels between the Address and classical texts of Antiquity and John Stauffer considers Lincoln's knowledge ofthe King James Bible and Shakespeare. The second half of the collection then examines the many ways in which the Gettysburg Address has been interpreted, perceived, and utilized in the past 150 years. Since 1863, African Americans, immigrants, women, gay rights activists, and international figureshave invoked the speech's language and righteous sentiments on their respective paths toward freedom and equality. Essays include Louis P. Masur on the role the Address played in eventual emancipation; Jean H. Baker on the speech's importance to the women's rights movement; and Don H. Doyle on the Address's international legacy.Lincoln spoke at Gettysburg in a defining moment for America, but as the essays in this collection attest, his message is universal and timeless. This work brings together the foremost experts in the field to illuminate the many ways in which that message continues to endure.
      Format: CONTRIBUTORS: Sean Conant EAN: 9780190227449 COUNTRY: United States PAGES: WEIGHT: 660 g HEIGHT: 238 cm
      PUBLISHED BY: Oxford University Press Inc DATE PUBLISHED: 2015-06-25 CITY: GENRE: HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877) WIDTH: 163 cm SPINE:

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      United States of America, USA, c 1500 onwards to present day, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, c 1860 to c 1869, Political leaders and leadership, History of the Americas, Specific wars and campaigns, Civil wars

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      Sean Conant is a documentary filmmaker. He is the writer, producer, and director of the major documentary film "The Gettysburg Address", to be released in 2015.

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