Published: 2023-09-301

The power inherent in words on the example of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s speeches (case study)

Jolanta Załęczny
Społeczeństwo i Polityka
Section: Articles
https://doi.org/10.34765/sp.0323.a10

Abstract

Paderewski – an outstanding composer, pianist and politician – was also gifted as an orator. He expressed this in numerous speeches, consciously operating with a wealth of means of artistic expression. The essence of the article is to draw attention to the power of the verbal message, to its causal power in a specific situation. The analysis of content and form made it possible to indicate the means used by Paderewski to build the message and influence the emotions of the audience. Extended comparisons, vivid descriptions, sophisticated epithets stimulated the imagination and increased the expression of the text. The speaker operated with symbols, appealed to national consciousness. Not only with music, but also with words he built a bond with his listeners. Thanks to this, he went down in the memory of Poles, shaping national consciousness, awakening with words patriotism and spiritual bond with the revived homeland.

Keywords:

Paderewski, national consciousness, speech, patriotism

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Załęczny, J. (2023). The power inherent in words on the example of Ignacy Jan Paderewski’s speeches (case study). Społeczeństwo I Polityka, 76(3), 177–194. https://doi.org/10.34765/sp.0323.a10

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