A rising tide lifts all the boats : the proverbial rhetoric of John F. Kennedy /
"The book is based on eight thousand pages of former President John F. Kennedy's printed communications, including his books, innumerable speeches, addresses, press conferences, debates, and letters. The first part is dedicated to detailed interpretations of the use, function, and meaning...
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New York, USA :
Peter Lang,
[2023]
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Table of Contents:
- "Let the word go forth" : John F. Kennedy's concern about language and style
- "Ask not what your country can do for you" : the visionary and formulaic language of the inaugural address
- From "civis Romanus sum" to "Ich bin ein Berliner" : Kennedy's sententious remarks as the gospel of freedom
- "The cause of America is the cause of all mankind" : Kennedy's propensity for familiar quotations
- "The truth shall make you free" : Kennedy's reliance on proverbial wisdom from the Bible
- "This is a free country" : proverbs in the service of justice, freedom, and peace
- "We must set our house in order" : proverbial expressions as evocative political discourse
- "We are willing to look life in the eye" : somatic phrases as signs of emotive commitment
- "Riding the back of the tiger" : animal metaphors as reflections of human behavior
- "A rising tide lifts all the boats" : maritime expressions as symbols of life's vicissitudes.