Talk:Declamation

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[edit] The "Oratory Rule" Controversy

Personally, I see no problem in one's performing an old original oratory.
_Dominant One ^Talk19:55, 13 June 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Declamation not just NCFL

I find it curious that declamation is attributed to NCFL, which is unfortunate given the long history of declamation outside the NCFL and long before the NCFL ever existed. Declamations also exist today outside the NCFL. Perhaps someone could write a better description, as this article is misleading. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Price dc (talk • contribs) 20:58, 18 September 2006 (UTC)

I agree. As a student of the Boston Latin School, I can attest that declamation is a practice older then the 56 years the NCFL has existed. But I don't need to. I have sources. History of Boston Latin School Ciarán 23:48, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

Absolutely. This is a very surprisingly parochial definition of declamation for a reader expecting more encyclopedic treatment. I came from melodrama, where "rhythmically spoken words" seemed to be substituting for a missing concept, "declamation". French Wikipedia's article "Déclamation might profitably be translated. --Wetman (talk) 22:34, 31 May 2008 (UTC)