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Declaring IndependenceBy Jay Fliegelman
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In Fliegelman’s argument, the act of demands attention.
Declare, v. To make known or state publicly, formally, or in explicit terms; to assert, proclaim, announce or pronounce by formal statement or in solemn terms.
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“[In] ‘the elocutionary revolution,’ [a] new language was composed not of words themselves, but of
the tones, gestures, and expressive countenance with
which a speaker delivered those words.” (Fliegelman 2)
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Jefferson’s Pauses
“…there is compelling evidence that he thought deeply about how it should be and ”
(Fliegelman 5)
read heard.
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Jefferson’s Influences
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“In opposition to the spoken Declaration, whose speaker illuminated, elicited, and partially created its meaning in the context of a larger social interaction, the printed Declaration, experienced as it is today in the individualistic context of a silent reading largely untuned to the performative dimension of the text, is radically cut off from its original rhetorical context.” (Fliegelman 21)
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The Declaration of Independence, John Trumbell
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Pennsylvania militia colonel John Nixon (1733-1808) is portrayed in the first public reading of the Declaration of Independence on July 6, 1776. This scene was created by William Hamilton after a drawing by George Noble and appeared in Edward Barnard, History of England (London, 1783).
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Rhetoric and DemocracyThe Elocutionary Revolution
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Conclusions Significant contextual analysis of
the Declaration of Independence Draws important distinction:
Declaration as document vs. the rhetorical act of Declaration
Engages audience in questioning assumed readings of foundational documents
Questions Limited evidence from rhetorical marks Critical methodology
“Speculative historicism” -- Mitchell Breitweiser
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Works Cited
Burgh, James. The Art of Speaking. Baltimore: Printed for
Samuel Butler by John Butler, 1804. Google Book Search. Web. 16 Sept 2013.
Hamilton, William. “First Public Reading of the Declaration of
Independence.” History of England. London: 1783. Library of Congress. Web. 16 Sept 2013.
Levine, Robert. “Constellating Associations: Jay Fliegelman
and Critical Method.” Early American Literature. 43.1(2008): 145-151. MLA International Bibliography. Web. 16 Sept. 2013
Savage, Edward. Congress Voting the Declaration of Independence.
1776. Library of Congress. Web. 16 Sept 2013.
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