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This guide is designed to locate texts of speeches, addresses, monologues, and dialogues:
Most indexes listed below follow the same general procedure:
For each speech or segment listed there is a code. The code indicates a collection in which the item is found. The user then locates the collection in the library.
Texts of Speeches
Speech Index. REF AI 3 .S85 This series provides access to speeches of famous orators from earliest times to the present.
Vital Speeches of the Day. PERIODICAL, 2nd floor A periodical that reproduces texts of speeches delivered by present-day public figures. If you know the date of delivery of a particular speech, go directly to the issue covering that time period to find the speech. Otherwise, access is available through Reader's Guide to Periodicals.
Lend Me Your Ears: Great Speeches in History. REF PN 6122 .L4 1992 Contains varied speeches and addresses (patriotic, revolutionary, argumentative, etc.) given by historical figures (Socrates, Gorbarchev, Queen Elizabeth I, Cicero, Jimmy Carter, Barbara Jordan, etc.).
Great Speeches for Criticism & Analysis. REF PN 4121 .R63 1988 Contains historically important speeches from the latter half of the 20th century. In two major categories (deliberative and ceremonial), the speeches were delivered for campaigns, rallies, debates, eulogies, statements of values, etc.
Monologues
Monologue Index. REF PN 2080 .S6 1995 A guide to 1,778 monologues from 1,074 plays, organized by gender, divided by broad subject categories (dramatic, comic, ethnic, etc.). Includes a key to book titles in the Monologues series and brief synopses. Monologues series (REF PN 2080) titles include 100 Great Monologues from the 19th Century Romantic and Realistic Theatres, Best Men's Stage Monologues, Neoclassic Theatre, Renaissance, etc.
Index to Monologs and Dialogs. REF PN 4305 .M6 I64 1949 Though somewhat dated, this remains useful as a source for dialogs. Organized by subject.
Using the online library catalog
Use the Library's online catalog to locate books. Since many speeches will be contained in anthologies, you may have the best luck using a Any Word Anywhere search in the Library Catalog. Omit articles, prepositions etc. in this kind of search.
For further information, browse the stacks in these areas:
Speech Techniques: PN 4001-4355
Debating: PN 4177-4191
Quotations: PN 6080-6095
Orations: PN 6121-6129
Anecdotes: PN 6259-6268
Maxims: PN 6299-6308
Toasts: PN 6340-6348
Texts of Plays
See the Subject Guide Performing Arts
Online Indexes & Databases
NOTE: These are subscription databases and require Bradley login and password for off-campus access.
MLA International Bibliography. 1963+. A bibliography of scholarship in literature, language, linguistics, and folklore. About 75% are language and literature journal articles.
CommSearch. (on CD-ROM) Located on the main floor near the MICROFORM materials. This is an index to important journals in the filed of Communication. It is produced by the National Communication Association.
Literature Resource Center. Provides full-text access to biographies, bibliographies, and critical analysis of authors and their works from every age and literary discipline. It covers thousands of novelists, poets, essayists, journalists and other writers. Searchable fields include: Author Name, Title, Genre, Literary Movement, and Literary Themes. Useful for searching for information on orators.
Statistics indexes and databases.
All Subjects/Multidisciplinary indexes and databases.
Internet Resources
For the text of speeches, try various Web search engines like Google, Yahoo, etc. Try searching the most specific topic first: for instance, the name of the speaker or the organization for which a speech was presented. Then, of course, try subject searches as well.
The following are Web sources with a large number of speech texts:
Presidents This site provides texts of speeches given by U.S. Presidents.
Historical Speeches Archive. This is a generous listing of historic speeches of all sorts (with texts).
American Rhetoric, The Online Speechbank
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You can access many of the Library's research resources from the Library's home page, at: http://library.bradley.edu/
--updated by Bryan Clark, baclark@bradley.edu, 9:32, 18 August 2009 (CDT)
You can access many of the Library's research resources from the Library's home page, at:
http://library.bradley.edu/
--updated by Bryan Clark, baclark@bradley.edu, 2:08, 19 August 2009 (CDT)
