Lend Me Your Ears

Great Speeches in History

William Safire

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Norton
08 January 2010

Prose: non-fiction; Reference works; History

Series: Revised Edition

"An instant classic when it was first published a decade ago and now enriched by seventeen new speeches, Lend Me Your Ears contains more than two hundred outstanding moments of oratory. This third edition is selected, arranged, and introduced by William Safire, who honed his skills as a presidential speechwriter. He is considered by many to be America's most influential political columnist and most elegant explicator of our language. Covering speeches from Demosthenes to George W. Bush, this latest edition includes the words of Cromwell to the ""Rump Parliament,"" Orson Welles eulogizing Darryl F. Zanuck, General George Patton exhorting his troops before D-Day, and Ruth Bader Ginsburg speaking on Bush v. Gore. A new section incorporates speeches that were never delivered: what Kennedy was scheduled to say in Dallas; what Safire wrote for Nixon if the first moon landing met with disaster; and what Clinton originally planned to say after his grand jury testimony but swapped for a much fiercer speech."

Edited by: William Safire
Imprint: Norton
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: 3rd New edition
Dimensions: Height: 244mm, Width: 165mm, Spine: 56mm
Weight: 1.520kg
ISBN: 9780393059311
ISBN 10: 0393059316
Series: Revised Edition
Pages: 1200
Publication Date: 08 January 2010
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

WILLIAM SAFIRE won the Pulitzer Prize as a political columnist for The New York Times. He is considered by many to be America's most influential political columnist.

Reviews for Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History

Praise for the previous edition: The book that has brought me the greatest pleasure this year is Lend Me Your Ears. David Frost, The Standard Most of the great speakers will be found within the 950 pages of this handsomely produced book... The Times The contents page is a roll-call of the great, the good, the bad, and the extra bad. Robert Winder, The Independent