The Speaker
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The Speaker is an influential 18th-century anthology of prose and verse selections compiled by William Enfield to teach elocution, reading, and moral instruction.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Speaker canonical | 1 |
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology
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book ⓘ elocution manual ⓘ |
| compiler | William Enfield ⓘ |
| compilerName | William Enfield ⓘ |
| compilerOccupation |
Unitarian minister
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educator ⓘ |
| contains |
prose selections
ⓘ
verse selections ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| educationalFocus |
moral education
ⓘ
oral reading ⓘ public speaking ⓘ |
| genre |
poetry anthology
ⓘ
prose anthology ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod |
Age of Enlightenment
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surface form:
Enlightenment
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| influencedField |
elocution
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rhetoric education ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFor | influence on 18th-century elocution teaching ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 18th century ⓘ |
| purpose |
moral instruction
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teaching elocution ⓘ teaching reading ⓘ |
| usedAs |
reading primer
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school textbook ⓘ |
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