Recorded in English c. 1374, with a meaning of "one who pleads or argues for a cause", from Anglo-French oratour, Old French orateur (14th century), Latin orator ("speaker"), from orare ("speak before a court or assembly; plead"), derived from a Proto-Indo-European base *or- ("to pronounce a ritual formula").
The modern meaning of the word, "public speaker", is attested from c. 1430.
Historyedit
In ancient Rome, the art of speaking in public (Ars Oratoria) was a professional competence especially cultivated by politicians and lawyers. As the Greeks were still seen as the masters in this field, as in philosophy and most sciences, the leading Roman families often either sent their sons to study these things under a famous master in Greece (as was the case with the young Julius Caesar), or engaged a Greek teacher (under pay or as a slave).[citation needed]
In the young revolutionary French Republic, Orateur (French for "orator") was the formal title for the delegated members of the Tribunat to the Corps législatif, similar to the role of a "Parliamentary Speaker," to motivate their ruling on a presented bill.
A pulpit orator is a Christian author, often a clergyman, renowned for their ability to write or deliver (from the pulpit in church, hence the word) rhetorically skilled religious sermons.
In some universities, the title 'Orator' is given to the official whose task it is to give speeches on ceremonial occasions, such as the presentation of honorary degrees.
Oratorsedit
The following is a list of those who have been noted as famous specifically for their oratory abilities, or for a particularly famous speech or speeches. Most religious leaders and politicians (by nature of their office) may give many speeches, as may those who support or oppose a particular issue. A list of all such leaders would be prohibitively long.
African American Orators: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook, edited by Richard W. Leeman, Greenwood Publishing Group, 1996. ISBN0-313-29014-8
The Will of a People: A Critical Anthology of Great Speeches by African Americans, edited with critical introductions by Richard W. Leeman and Bernard K. Duffy, Southern Illinois University Press, 2012. ISBN0-8093-3057-1 | ISBN978-0-8093-3057-7
American Orators of the Twentieth Century: Critical Studies and Sources, edited by Bernard K. Duffy and Halford R. Ryan, Greenwood, 1987. ISBN0-313-24843-5ISBN978-0-313-24843-6
American Orators Before 1900: Critical Studies and Sources, edited by Bernard K. Duffy and Halford R. Ryan, Greenwood, 1987. ISBN0-313-25129-0ISBN978-0-313-25129-0
American Voices: An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Orators, edited by Bernard K. Duffy and Richard W. Leeman, Greewnood, 1987. ISBN0-313-32790-4ISBN978-0-313-32790-2
Women Public Speakers in the United States, 1800–1925: A Bio-Critical Sourcebook, edited by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell, Greenwood, 1993. ISBN0-313-27533-5ISBN978-0-313-27533-3
American Voices, Significant Speeches in American History: 1640–1945, edited by James Andrews and David Zarefsky, Longman Publishing Group, 1989. ISBN0-8013-0217-XISBN978-0-8013-0217-6
Contemporary American Voices: Significant Speeches in American History, 1945–Present, edited by James R. Andrews and David Zarefsky, Longman Publishing Group, 1991. ISBN0-8013-0218-8ISBN978-0-8013-0218-3
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For other uses see Orator disambiguation See also Public speaking and Rhetoric This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This article possibly contains original research Please improve it by verifying the claims made and adding inline citations Statements consisting only of original research should be removed September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message An orator or oratist is a public speaker especially one who is eloquent or skilled 1 An orator giving a speech at a keynote in Prague Contents 1 Etymology 2 History 3 Orators 3 1 Classical era 3 2 18th Century and later 4 Notes 5 References 6 External linksEtymology editRecorded in English c 1374 with a meaning of one who pleads or argues for a cause from Anglo French oratour Old French orateur 14th century Latin orator speaker from orare speak before a court or assembly plead derived from a Proto Indo European base or to pronounce a ritual formula The modern meaning of the word public speaker is attested from c 1430 History editIn ancient Rome the art of speaking in public Ars Oratoria was a professional competence especially cultivated by politicians and lawyers As the Greeks were still seen as the masters in this field as in philosophy and most sciences the leading Roman families often either sent their sons to study these things under a famous master in Greece as was the case with the young Julius Caesar or engaged a Greek teacher under pay or as a slave citation needed In the young revolutionary French Republic Orateur French for orator was the formal title for the delegated members of the Tribunat to the Corps legislatif similar to the role of a Parliamentary Speaker to motivate their ruling on a presented bill In the 19th century orators and historians and speakers such as Mark Twain Charles Dickens and Col Robert G Ingersoll were major providers of popular entertainment A pulpit orator is a Christian author often a clergyman renowned for their ability to write or deliver from the pulpit in church hence the word rhetorically skilled religious sermons In some universities the title Orator is given to the official whose task it is to give speeches on ceremonial occasions such as the presentation of honorary degrees Orators editThe following is a list of those who have been noted as famous specifically for their oratory abilities or for a particularly famous speech or speeches Most religious leaders and politicians by nature of their office may give many speeches as may those who support or oppose a particular issue A list of all such leaders would be prohibitively long Classical era edit The ten Attic orators Greece Demosthenes champion of the Philippic Aeschines Andocides Antiphon Dinarchus Hypereides Lysias Isaeus Isocrates Lycurgus of Athens Aristogeiton Claudius Aelianus meliglossos honey tongued Cicero Corax of Syracuse Gaius Scribonius Curio praetor urbanus in Roman Republic c 121 BC Gorgias Hegesippus Athenian Julius Caesar Roman dictator Licinius Macer Calvus Roman poet and orator Marcus Antonius orator Roman Pericles Athenian statesman Quintilian Quintus Hortensius John Chrysostom literally golden mouthed Christian preacher 18th Century and later edit Allied leaders of World War II Winston Churchill British Prime Minister Franklin D Roosevelt US President Charles de Gaulle Free French general later President of France Douglas MacArthur US General of the Army Farewell Speech to Congress Manuel L Quezon Philippine President Axis leaders of World War II Adolf Hitler Fuhrer of Nazi Germany Benito Mussolini Il Duce of Fascist Italy Joseph Goebbels Nazi Propaganda Minister The U S 19th century Great Triumvirate Henry Clay John C Calhoun Daniel Webster Independence and civil rights leaders Jawaharlal Nehru Tryst with Destiny William Jennings Bryan Cross of Gold speech Frederick Douglass Self Made Men Patrick Henry Give me Liberty or give me Death Martin Luther King Jr I Have A Dream Sojourner Truth 2 Ain t I a Woman Malcolm X The Ballot or the Bullet Nelson Mandela I Am Prepared to Die Presidents of the United States Abraham Lincoln Gettysburg Address John F Kennedy Inaugural Address Richard M Nixon Checkers speech while Vice President Ronald Reagan Mr Gorbachev tear down this wall Barack H Obama A More Perfect Union speech Ralph Waldo Emerson The American Scholar Margaret Thatcher The lady s not for turning Rufus Choate Robert G Ingersoll John Neal first American orator on women s rights 3 4 Notes edit orator Definition of orator in English by Oxford Dictionaries Oxford Dictionaries English Archived from the original on September 6 2017 Retrieved 2018 06 05 African American Orators A Bio Critical Sourcebook edited by Richard W Leeman Greenwood Publishing Group 1996 ISBN 0 313 29014 8 Daggett Windsor 1920 A Down East Yankee From the District of Maine Portland Maine A J Huston p 30 OCLC 1048477735 Sears Donald A 1978 John Neal Boston Massachusetts Twayne Publishers p 98 ISBN 9780805772302 References editCatholic Encyclopaedia passim 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica passim EtymologyOnLine African American Orators A Bio Critical Sourcebook edited by Richard W Leeman Greenwood Publishing Group 1996 ISBN 0 313 29014 8 The Will of a People A Critical Anthology of Great Speeches by African Americans edited with critical introductions by Richard W Leeman and Bernard K Duffy Southern Illinois University Press 2012 ISBN 0 8093 3057 1 ISBN 978 0 8093 3057 7 American Orators of the Twentieth Century Critical Studies and Sources edited by Bernard K Duffy and Halford R Ryan Greenwood 1987 ISBN 0 313 24843 5 ISBN 978 0 313 24843 6 American Orators Before 1900 Critical Studies and Sources edited by Bernard K Duffy and Halford R Ryan Greenwood 1987 ISBN 0 313 25129 0 ISBN 978 0 313 25129 0 American Voices An Encyclopedia of Contemporary Orators edited by Bernard K Duffy and Richard W Leeman Greewnood 1987 ISBN 0 313 32790 4 ISBN 978 0 313 32790 2 Women Public Speakers in the United States 1800 1925 A Bio Critical Sourcebook edited by Karlyn Kohrs Campbell Greenwood 1993 ISBN 0 313 27533 5 ISBN 978 0 313 27533 3 American Voices Significant Speeches in American History 1640 1945 edited by James Andrews and David Zarefsky Longman Publishing Group 1989 ISBN 0 8013 0217 X ISBN 978 0 8013 0217 6 Contemporary American Voices Significant Speeches in American History 1945 Present edited by James R Andrews and David Zarefsky Longman Publishing Group 1991 ISBN 0 8013 0218 8 ISBN 978 0 8013 0218 3 Contemporary American Public Discourse 3rd Edition edited by Halford Ross Ryan Waveland Press 1991 ISBN 0 88133 629 7 ISBN 978 0 88133 629 0External links edit nbsp Look up orator in Wiktionary the free dictionary Voices of Democracy American Rhetoric Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Orator amp oldid 1204989193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
