Metaphorical transcendence
Images of the holy war in Franklin Roosevelt's first inaugural
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9237663 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Suzanne M Daughton (Southern Illinois University Carbondale, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1993 |
| Volume | 79 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 427-446 |
| Publication date | 1993-11-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Quarterly Journal of Speech (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0033-5630 • E-ISSN: 1479-5779 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/00335639309384045 |
| OpenAlex | W2014294466 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 10 |
| References cited | 18 |
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's First Inaugural Address is a prime example of a speech that used metaphor to transcend a recurring rhetorical problem. Roosevelt's twofold task was first to calm, then activate the American people. In service of these conflicted goals, Roosevelt merged two metaphoric clusters, religious and military, into a powerful and familiar image of “holy war,” which drew its strength from the nation's civil‐religious traditions. In so doing, Roosevelt enacted military and religious leadership and called for action in a genre of speech normally focusing on contemplation
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| Citations per year | 0,36 |
| Citation span | 1998 - 2020 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 7 |