Thomas Jefferson and the Rhetoric of Virtue

Nearly 200 years after his death, Thomas Jefferson continues to fascinate and mystify scholars and the public alike. Recently, it seems that every aspect of his life and career, including a possible relationship with one of his slaves, has been put under

James L. Golden is emeritus professor of rhetoric and political communication in the School of Journalism and Communication at The Ohio State University.

Preface	p. ix
Acknowledgments	p. xvii
Jefferson's Philosophy of the Rhetoric of Virtue
Introduction of Jefferson to the World of Rhetoric	p. 3
The Role of Virtue in Discourse	p. 23
Principles of Argumentation and the Generation of Understanding	p. 47
Social Affections and the Stimulation of the Imagination and the Passions	p. 73
Channeling the Message	p. 93
Private Discourse and Poetics	p. 115
Political Communication	p. 137
Forms of Professional Discourse	p. 159
Jefferson as Practitioner of the Rhetoric of Virtue
Conversationalist and Letter Writer	p. 191
Polemicist During the Revolutionary War Era	p. 221
Select Public Addresses, 1781-1801	p. 261
Legal Advocate	p. 285
Historical Writer and Social Commentator	p. 321
Critic of Orators and Oratory	p. 343
Critic of Non-Oratorical Forms of Public Address	p. 381
Jefferson, African Americans, and Slavery	p. 417
Postscript	p. 459
Thomas Jefferson's Scrapbooks	p. 473
Name Index	p. 491
Subject Index	p. 511
About the Authors	p. 521
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