David Lowenthal

The Mind and Art of Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman (eBook, ePUB)

Texts and Interpretations of Twenty Great Speeches

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

By analyzing many of Lincoln's most important speeches, The Mind and Art of Abraham Lincoln, Philosopher Statesman shows him to be a profound and systematic thinker who tries to get at the root of issues, not all of them strictly political. Lowenthal emphasizes Lincoln's manner of writing, which enables him to conceal his most radical thoughts, and pays special attention to the reasoning and artfulness with which he treats a wide variety of subjects. The book follows Lincoln from his Perpetuation or Lyceum address in 1838 to his last speech just after Lee's surrender, as he confronts the great issues of the day and lays out the fundamentals of American politics. Along the way, Lowenthal's careful analysis frees Lincoln of the charge of racial prejudice with which he has been saddled in recent years.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 296
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Februar 2012
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780739171271
• Artikelnr.: 39893285

Autorenporträt

David Lowenthal is D'Alzon Professor of Political Science at Assumption College.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
I. Early Speeches
1. The Perpetuation Address, January 27, 1838
Text
Interpretation
2. The Temperance Address February 22, 1842
Text
Interpretation
3. The Handbill on Infidelity August 11, 1846
Text
Interpretation
4. The War with Mexico January 12, 1848
Text
Interpretation
5. The Eulogy on Henry Clay July 6, 1852
Text
Interpretation
II. Pre-Civil War Speeches
6. The Repeal of the Missouri Compromise October 16, 1854
Text
Interpretation
7. The Dred Scott Decision, June 26, 1857
Text
Interpretation
8. The House Divided Speech, June 16, 1858
Text
Interpretation
9. The First Lincoln-Douglas Debate, August 21, 1858
Text
Interpretation
10.Second Lecture on Discoveries and Inventions, February 11, 1859
Text
Interpretation
11. The Address on Agriculture, September 30, 1859
Text
Interpretation
12. The Cooper Union Address, Feb. 27, 1860
Text
Interpretation
III.Civil War Speeches
13. The First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861
Text
Interpretation
14. Letter to Horace Greeley, August 22, 1862
Text
Interpretation
15. The Emancipation Proclamation, January 1, 1863
Text
Interpretation
16. Letter to Erastus Corning, June 12, 1863
Text
Interpretation
17. Letter to James C. Conkling, August 26, 1863
Text
Interpretation
18. The Gettysburg Address, November 19, 1863
Text
Interpretation
19. The Second Inaugural, March 4, 1865
Text
Interpretation
20. The Last Public Address April 11, 1865
Text
Interpretation
Index