Delaumosne On Delsarte.
[Biographical Sketch]
[Preface]
[Part First.]
Voice.
[Chapter I.]
Preliminary Ideas--Criterion of the Oratorical Art.
Chapter II.
[Of The Voice.]
Organic Apparatus of the Voice--The Voice in Relation to Compass--The Voice in Relation to Vowels--Practical Conclusions
Chapter III.
[The Voice in Relation to Intensity of Sound.]
What is Understood by Intensity of Sound--Means of Augmenting the Timbre of the Voice--Rules for Intensity of Sound
Chapter IV.
[The Voice in Relation to Measure.]
Of Slowness and Rapidity in Oratorical Delivery--Of Respiration and Silence--Inflections--Rules of Inflection--Special Inflections
[Part Second.]
Gesture.
Chapter I.
[Of Gesture in General]
Chapter II.
[Definition and Division of Gesture.]
Gesture is the Direct Agent of the Heart--Gesture is the Interpreter of Speech--Gesture is an Elliptical Language
Chapter III.
[Origin and Oratorical Value of Gesture]
Chapter IV.
[The Laws of Gesture.]
The Priority of Gesture to Speech--Retroaction--Opposition of Agents--Number of Gestures--Duration of Gesture--The Rhythm of Gesture--Importance of the Laws of Gesture
Chapter V.
[Of Gesture in Particular.]
The Head--Movements of the head: The Normal State, The Eccentric State, The Concentric State--Of the Eyes--Of the Eyebrows
Chapter VI.
[Of The Torso.]
The Chest--The Shoulders.
Chapter VII.
[Of The Limbs.]
The Arms--Inflections of the Forearm--Of the Elbow--Of the Wrist--Of the Hand: The Digital Face, The Back Face, The Palmar Face--Of the Fingers--Of the Legs.
Chapter VIII.
[Of the Semeiotic, or the Reason of Gesture.]
The Types which Characterize Gesture--Of Gesture Relative to its Modifying Apparatus
Chapter IX.
[Of Gesture in Relation to the Figures Which Represent It.]
[Part Third.]
Articulate Language.
Chapter I.
[Origin and Organic Apparatus of Language.]
Chapter II.
[Elements of Articulate Language.]
Chapter III.
[The Oratorical Value of Speech.]
Chapter IV.
[The Value of Words in Phrases.]
The Conjunction--The Interjection in Relation to its Degree of Value--A Resumé of the Degrees of Value
Chapter V.
[French and Latin Prosody]
Chapter VI.
[Method.]
Dictation Exercises
Chapter VII.
[A Series Of Gestures For Exercises.]
Preliminary Reflections--The Series of Gestures Applied to the Sentiments Oftenest Expressed by the Orator: (1) Interpellation; (2) Thanks, Affectionate and Ceremonious; (3) Attraction; (4) Surprise and Assurance; (5) Devotion; (6) Interrogative Surprise; (7) Reiterated Interrogation; (8) Anger; (9) Menace; (10) An Order for Leaving; (11) Reiteration; (12) Fright--Important Remarks