6 POETIC IMAGINATION

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS vii
3. 1 ELOQUENCE: WHY? 1
4. 2 ELOQUENCE: WHEN AND WHERE? 16
5. 3 ELOQUENCE: HOW? 36
6. 4 CULTURAL RESONANCE 56
7. 5 PERSONAL INVESTMENT 93
8. 6 POETIC IMAGINATION 123
9. 7 ELOQUENCE ASSESSED 155
10. 8 ELOQUENCE TOMORROW 191
11. APPENDIX “IMPORTANCE” VERSUS “ELOQUENCE” RANKINGS FOR TWENTIETH-CENTURY SPEECHES 211
12. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 217
13. NOTES 221
14. INDEX 261