Chambers Book of Speeches
Contains more than 250 speeches
More than 200 speakers represented: Che Guevara, Napoleon Bonaparte, John Cleese, Toni Morrison, Richard Nixon, Haile Selassie, Oscar Wilde
Extensive coverage - from classical orators to the 21st century
Biography provided for every speaker
Historical context and analysis provided for every speech
£25
£18.75
ISBN-13:
978 0550 10199 0
Hardback
1008pp
235 x 178mm
This major new anthology brings together a diverse selection of eloquent, powerful, witty and passionate speeches given by politicians, monarchs, rebels and intellectuals from ancient times to the present day. Speakers from Arafat to Zola are represented; biographical information is provided for each entry, along with a short introduction to the historical context and an analysis of the speech's purpose, techniques and references.
