“To be natural . . . is such a difficult pose to keep up”: Elocution’s Extended Dénouement, a Case for the Revival of Thomas Sheridan’s Sincere Performer in Contemporary English Studies
This thesis analyzes elocutionary theory and practice on a national, literary, and individual level, placing emphasis on the ways in which the eighteenth century treatises of elocutionist Thomas Sheridan address, and ultimately promote, speaking as both a public (or performative) and private (or aut...
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2012
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Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/1969.1/ETD-TAMU-2012-05-11115 |