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Eloquence (from Frencheloquence from Latineloquentia) is fluent, elegant, persuasive, and forceful speech, persuading an audience. Eloquence is both a natural talent and improved by knowledge of language, study of a specific subject to be addressed, philosophy, rationale and ability to form a persuasive set of tenets within a presentation.
Statue of Eloquence at the Palais du parlement de Bretagne, Rennes
"True eloquence," Oliver Goldsmith says, "Does not consist ... in saying great things in a sublime style, but in a simple style; for there is, properly speaking, no such thing as a sublime style, the sublimity lies only in the things; and when they are not so, the language may be turgid, affected, metaphorical, but not affecting."[1]
The word eloquence itself derives from the Latin roots: ē (a shortened form of the preposition ex), meaning "out (of)", and loqui, a deponent verb meaning "to speak". Thus, eloquence is to speak fluently and understand and master language so as to employ a graceful style with persuasiveness, or gracefulness in interpretation and communication.
The concept of eloquence could date back to the Rhetoric of the ancient Greeks, Calliope (one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne) being the Muse of epic poetry and eloquence. Hermes, the Greek God, was a patron of eloquence. Cicero, a rhetorician and prolific author, was well-regarded in Ancient Rome as an orator of excellent eloquence.
Renaissance eloquence
The Renaissance humanists focused on the correlation of speech and political principles as a powerful tool to present and persuade others to particular concepts. At the core of presentations was the use of graceful style, clear concise grammar and usage, and over time the insertion of rational and emotional arguments.
Petrarch (Fracesco Petrarca), in his study program of the classics and antiquity (Italian Renaissance) focused attention on language and communication. After mastering language, the goal was to reach a "level of eloquence", to be able to present gracefully, combine thought and reason in a powerful way, so as to persuade others to a point of view. Petrarch encouraged students to imitate the ancient writers, from a language perspective, combining clear and correct speech with moral thought.
Later, Fr. Louis Bourdaloue is regarded as one of the founders of French eloquence.
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appears unreliable or low quality If possible verify the text with references provided in the foreign language article You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing French Wikipedia article at fr Eloquence see its history for attribution You should also add the template Translated fr Eloquence to the talk page For more guidance see Wikipedia Translation Eloquence from French eloquence from Latin eloquentia is fluent elegant persuasive and forceful speech persuading an audience Eloquence is both a natural talent and improved by knowledge of language study of a specific subject to be addressed philosophy rationale and ability to form a persuasive set of tenets within a presentation Statue of Eloquence at the Palais du parlement de Bretagne Rennes The Effects of Trim s Eloquence George Cruikshank s illustration to Laurence Sterne s The Life and Opinions of Tristram Shandy Gentleman True eloquence Oliver Goldsmith says Does not consist in saying great things in a sublime style but in a simple style for there is properly speaking no such thing as a sublime style the sublimity lies only in the things and when they are not so the language may be turgid affected metaphorical but not affecting 1 Contents 1 Eloquence in antiquity 2 Renaissance eloquence 3 Modern politicians and eloquence 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 External linksEloquence in antiquity EditThe word eloquence itself derives from the Latin roots e a shortened form of the preposition ex meaning out of and loqui a deponent verb meaning to speak Thus eloquence is to speak fluently and understand and master language so as to employ a graceful style with persuasiveness or gracefulness in interpretation and communication The concept of eloquence could date back to the Rhetoric of the ancient Greeks Calliope one of the nine daughters of Zeus and Mnemosyne being the Muse of epic poetry and eloquence Hermes the Greek God was a patron of eloquence Cicero a rhetorician and prolific author was well regarded in Ancient Rome as an orator of excellent eloquence Renaissance eloquence EditThe Renaissance humanists focused on the correlation of speech and political principles as a powerful tool to present and persuade others to particular concepts At the core of presentations was the use of graceful style clear concise grammar and usage and over time the insertion of rational and emotional arguments Petrarch Fracesco Petrarca in his study program of the classics and antiquity Italian Renaissance focused attention on language and communication After mastering language the goal was to reach a level of eloquence to be able to present gracefully combine thought and reason in a powerful way so as to persuade others to a point of view Petrarch encouraged students to imitate the ancient writers from a language perspective combining clear and correct speech with moral thought Later Fr Louis Bourdaloue is regarded as one of the founders of French eloquence Modern politicians and eloquence EditMany famous political leaders like Winston Churchill and Martin Luther King Jr and dictators such as Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini rose to prominence in large part due to their eloquence In the Iranian Revolution Ruhollah Khomeini came to power in part through the eloquence of his speeches smuggled into the country on audio cassettes while he was still in exile 2 See also EditDe vulgari eloquentia an essay by Dante Alighieri Peak of Eloquence Nahj al Balagha Public speaking for oratory and oration Rhetoric Conference du barreau de ParisReferences Edit Goldsmith Oliver 1759 Of Eloquence Stephen Zunes April 2009 The Iranian Revolution 1977 1979 ICNC Further reading EditMark Forsyth 2013 The Elements of Eloquence How to Turn the Perfect English Phrase External links Edit Wikiquote has quotations related to Eloquence Figures of Speech Abraham Lincoln s Lost Speech Modern parliamentary eloquence the Rede lecture delivered before the University of Cambridge 6 November 1913 by George Curzon 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Eloquence amp oldid 1100937444, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
