Lester Thonssen
Biographic Data
| ID | 5595026 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lester Thonssen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lester |
| FAMILY NAME | Thonssen |
| SIGNATURE | THONSSEN L |
| AFFILIATIONS | City College of New York |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 16 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 3 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 16 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1930 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1965 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The forum
Graduate research in speech
AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN SPEECH. By J. Jeffery Auer. New York: Harper, 1959; pp. x+244. $5.00
Recent literature in rhetoric
(1953). Recent literature in rhetoric. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 501-505
The Gilman plan for the reorganization of the speech association of America: A symposium
Methodology in the criticism of public address
Old books
The Arte of Reason, rightly termed, Wit‐crap, teaching a perfect way to argue and dispute. Made by Ralphe Lever. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queenes Majesties Iniunctions. Imprinted at London by H. Bynneman, 1573. The Reader's Guide, Containing a Notice of the Elementary Sounds in the English Language; Instructions for Reading both Prose and Verse, with Numerous Examples for Illustration, and Lessons for Practice. By…
Old books
Reflexions on Eloquence. From The Whole Critical Works of Monsieur Rene Rapin. Trans, by Basil Kennet and others. 3rd ed. London: Printed for J. Walthoe, R. Wilkin, J. and J. Bonwicke, S. Birt, T. Ward, and E. Wickstead, 1731. Vol. II, pp. 1–106 Syntagma Logicvm. Or, The Divine Logike. Seruing especially for the vse of Diuines in the practise of preaching, and for the further helpe of iudicious Hearers, and generally for all. By Thomas Granger Pr…
A selected list of reference works for students of public speaking
The social values of discussion and debate
Old books
Reflections upon Learning. By A Gentleman (Thomas Baker). 5th Edition. London, 1714, pp. 288. Exercises in Reading and Recitation. By Jonathan Barber. 2nd Edition. Providence, 1828; pp. 251. A Grammar of Elocution. By Jonathan Barber. New Haven, 1830; pp. 344. A Practical Treatise on Gesture. By Jonathan Barber. Cambridge, 1831; pp. 116. The Standard Speaker. By Epes Sargent. Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1856; pp. 558. Speeches of Henry Lord B…
Contemporary speeches
Old books
A System of Elocution. By Andrew Comstock, M. D. Philadelphia: Butler and Williams, 1844. The American Elocutionist; comprising “Lessons in Enunciation,”; “Exercises in Elocution”;, and “Rudiments of Gesture”; with a selection of new pieces for practice in Reading and Declamation; and engraved Illustrations in Attitude and Action. By William Russell. Boston, Jenks and Palmer, 1844. Orthophony; or the Cultivation of the Voice in Elocution. A Manua…
Contemporary speeches
Thomas Hobbes' philosophy of speech
(1932). Thomas Hobbes' philosophy of speech. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 200-206
A functional interpretation of aristotle's Rhetoric
In the periodicals
A functional interpretation of aristotle's Rhetoric
In the periodicals
Thomas Hobbes' philosophy of speech
(1932). Thomas Hobbes' philosophy of speech. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 200-206
Old books
A System of Elocution. By Andrew Comstock, M. D. Philadelphia: Butler and Williams, 1844. The American Elocutionist; comprising “Lessons in Enunciation,”; “Exercises in Elocution”;, and “Rudiments of Gesture”; with a selection of new pieces for practice in Reading and Declamation; and engraved Illustrations in Attitude and Action. By William Russell. Boston, Jenks and Palmer, 1844. Orthophony; or the Cultivation of the Voice in Elocution. A Manua…
Contemporary speeches
Contemporary speeches
Old books
Reflections upon Learning. By A Gentleman (Thomas Baker). 5th Edition. London, 1714, pp. 288. Exercises in Reading and Recitation. By Jonathan Barber. 2nd Edition. Providence, 1828; pp. 251. A Grammar of Elocution. By Jonathan Barber. New Haven, 1830; pp. 344. A Practical Treatise on Gesture. By Jonathan Barber. Cambridge, 1831; pp. 116. The Standard Speaker. By Epes Sargent. Philadelphia: Charles Desilver, 1856; pp. 558. Speeches of Henry Lord B…
The social values of discussion and debate
A selected list of reference works for students of public speaking
Old books
Reflexions on Eloquence. From The Whole Critical Works of Monsieur Rene Rapin. Trans, by Basil Kennet and others. 3rd ed. London: Printed for J. Walthoe, R. Wilkin, J. and J. Bonwicke, S. Birt, T. Ward, and E. Wickstead, 1731. Vol. II, pp. 1–106 Syntagma Logicvm. Or, The Divine Logike. Seruing especially for the vse of Diuines in the practise of preaching, and for the further helpe of iudicious Hearers, and generally for all. By Thomas Granger Pr…
Old books
The Arte of Reason, rightly termed, Wit‐crap, teaching a perfect way to argue and dispute. Made by Ralphe Lever. Seene and allowed according to the order appointed in the Queenes Majesties Iniunctions. Imprinted at London by H. Bynneman, 1573. The Reader's Guide, Containing a Notice of the Elementary Sounds in the English Language; Instructions for Reading both Prose and Verse, with Numerous Examples for Illustration, and Lessons for Practice. By…
Methodology in the criticism of public address
The Gilman plan for the reorganization of the speech association of America: A symposium
Recent literature in rhetoric
(1953). Recent literature in rhetoric. Quarterly Journal of Speech: Vol. 39, No. 4, pp. 501-505
Graduate research in speech
AN INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH IN SPEECH. By J. Jeffery Auer. New York: Harper, 1959; pp. x+244. $5.00
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