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Delsarte System of Oratory

by Delaumosne

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  1. 1Part First — Voice
  2. 2Part Second — Gesture
  3. 3Part Third — Articulate Language
  4. 4Part Fourth — Chapter I. The Bases of the Science
  5. 5Part Fifth
  6. 6Part Seventh
  7. 7Delaumosne On Delsarte · The Delsarte System · ( Pupil of Delsarte.…
  8. 8Preface
  9. 9Chapter I
  10. 10Chapter II — Of The Voice
  11. 11Compass of the Voice — Organic Apparatus of the Voice
  12. 12Chapter III — The Voice in Relation to Intensity of Sound
  13. 13Chapter IV — The Voice in Relation to Measure
  14. 14Chapter I — Of Gesture in General
  15. 15Chapter II — Definition and Division of Gesture
  16. 16Chapter III — Origin and Oratorical Value of Gesture
  17. 17Chapter IV — The Laws of Gesture
  18. 18Chapter V — Of Gesture in Particular
  19. 19Chapter VI — Of the Torso
  20. 20Chapter VII — Of The Limbs
  21. 21Chapter VIII — Of the Semeiotic, or the Reason of Gesture
  22. 22Chapter IX — Of Gesture in Relation to the Figures which Represent It
  23. 23Chapter I — Origin and Organic Apparatus of Language
  24. 24Chapter II — Elements of Articulate Language
  25. 25Chapter III — The Oratorical Value of Speech
  26. 26Chapter IV — The Value of Words in Phrases
  27. 27Chapter V — French and Latin Prosody
  28. 28Chapter VI — Method
  29. 29Chapter VII — A Series of Gestures for Exercises
  30. 30The Series of Gestures Applied to the Sentiments Oftenest Expressed…
  31. 31Appendix. The Symbolism of Colors Applied to the Art of Oratory
  32. 32Epilogue
  33. 33The Delsarte System · Angélique Arnaud, ( Pupil of Delsarte ) — Cha…
  34. 34Chapter II — The Method
  35. 35Chapter III — Was Delsarte a Philosopher?
  36. 36Chapter IV — Course of Applied Æsthetics
  37. 37Chapter V — The Recitation of Fables
  38. 38Chapter VI — The Law of Æsthetics
  39. 39Chapter VII — The Elements Of Art
  40. 40Chapter VIII — Application of the Law to the Various Arts
  41. 41Chapter IX — Delsarte's Beginnings
  42. 42Chapter X — Delsarte's Theatre and School
  43. 43Chapter XI — Delsarte's Family
  44. 44Chapter XII — Delsarte's Religion
  45. 45Chapter XIII — Delsarte's Friends
  46. 46Chapter XIV — Delsarte's Scholars
  47. 47Chapter XV — Delsarte's Musical Compositions
  48. 48Chapter XVI — Delsarte's Evening Lectures
  49. 49Chapter XVII — Delsarte's Inventions
  50. 50Chapter XVIII — Delsarte before the Philotechnic Association. 8
  51. 51Chapter XIX — Delsarte's Last Years
  52. 52Publisher's Note
  53. 53Extract from the Last Letter to the King of Hanover
  54. 54What I Propose
  55. 55The Beautiful
  56. 56Trinity
  57. 57Passion Of Signs. Signs of Passion
  58. 58Definition of Form
  59. 59On Distinction and Vulgarity of Motion
  60. 60Gesture
  61. 61Attitudes of the Head
  62. 62Attitudes of the Hands
  63. 63Attitudes of the Legs
  64. 64The Holy Trinity Recovered in Sound
  65. 65Speech
  66. 66Breathing
  67. 67Vocal Organ
  68. 68Definition of the Voice
  69. 69Number
  70. 70Medallion of Inflection (Compare Delaumosne, page 119.)
  71. 71The Nature of the Colors of Each Circle in the Color Charts
  72. 72The Attributes of Reason
  73. 73Random Notes
  74. 74Lecture
  75. 75The Course of Lessons Given in America By Mme. Géraldy
  76. 76Mme. Géraldy's Lessons On Lafontaine's Fables
  77. 77The Cat, the Weasel and the Little Rabbit
  78. 78Delsarte's Daughter In America. By Adèle M. Woodward
  79. 79Trueness in Singing
  80. 80[From the Atlantic Monthly for May, 1871, by permission of Houghton…
  81. 81Delsarte's Method for Tuning Stringed Instruments Without the Aid o…
  82. 82A
  83. 83B
  84. 84C
  85. 85D
  86. 86E
  87. 87F
  88. 88G
  89. 89H
  90. 90I
  91. 91J · K — L
  92. 92M
  93. 93N — O
  94. 94P
  95. 95Q — R
  96. 96S
  97. 97T
  98. 98U — V
  99. 99W

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