Tuesday, November 19, 2013

Gettysburg Address laced with religious language and meaning

From Utah-

Few speeches have had more influence or been more examined than President Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address.

Delivered 150 years ago today as the closing remarks at the dedication of a cemetery, the short speech — or at least a portion of it — is etched into the minds of most Americans. Books have been written analyzing the 272-word speech's structure, rhetorical tools, historical context and legacy.

But nearly all the books and papers examining this famous and enduring speech either gloss over or completely miss the religious language and meaning of the Gettysburg Address, said A.E. Elmore, a retired English professor and playwright.


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http://www.deseretnews.com/article/865590845/Gettysburg-Address-laced-with-religious-language-and-meaning.html

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