Literary notes about orator (AI summary)
In literature the word “orator” is used to evoke a figure skilled in the art of public speech, one whose eloquence can sway audiences in both triumphant and ironic ways. Authors depict orators as charismatic leaders whose impassioned speeches can ignite fervent applause ([1]) or solemn panegyrics at funerals ([2]), while others reveal a more human side—an orator might be shown as fatigued by the burdens of his own rhetorical power ([3]) or even as a figure of gentle satire ([4]). Whether celebrated for political acumen ([5], [6]) or critiqued for manipulating sentiment ([7], [8]), the term “orator” encapsulates the complexity of those whose words do more than merely communicate—they inspire, critique, and occasionally reveal vulnerability.
- (Here the orator was interrupted by irrepressible and almost frantic applause.
— from The Brothers Karamazov by Fyodor Dostoyevsky - At the grave, the orator, or senachie, pronounced the panegyric of the defunct, every period being confirmed by a yell of the coronach.
— from The Expedition of Humphry Clinker by T. Smollett - He kept his eyes fixed on the orator, who sat in an armchair, his head leaning on his hand and his attitude indicating exhaustion.
— from The Jungle by Upton Sinclair - The orator expectorated slightly and glanced at his superb gold watch.
— from Project Gutenberg Compilation of Short Stories by Chekhov by Anton Pavlovich Chekhov - The greatest orator in the world was Consul of Rome, and perhaps the greatest of philosophers Lord Chancellor of England.
— from The Social Contract & Discourses by Jean-Jacques Rousseau - Æschines (es′ki-nēz), a celebrated Athenian orator, the rival and opponent of Demosthenes, was born in 389 B.C. and died in 314.
— from The New Gresham Encyclopedia. A to Amide by Various - The orator takes solid comfort in seeing that his hearers are converted; he strokes his pocket, for he already has their votes in his pocket.
— from Pan Tadeusz; or, The last foray in Lithuania by Adam Mickiewicz - He does not have to step upon the scales of every listener's judgment to be weighed, as does the orator.
— from Pushing to the Front by Orison Swett Marden
