The Cambridge Companion to Abraham Lincoln. Edited by Shirley Samuels

by Shirley Samuels

Book Overview

Abraham Lincoln's stature as an American cultural figure grows from his political legacy. In today's milieu, the speeches he delivered as the sixteenth president of the United States have become synonymous with American progress, values, and exceptionalism. But what makes Lincoln's language so effective? Highlighting matters of style, affect, nationalism, and history in nineteenth-century America, this collection examines the rhetorical power of Lincoln's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521145732
• ISBN13: 9780521145732
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 235 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.9" x 8.9"