http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/oratory Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:11:03 -0400 Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:11:03 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/234/epideictic-oratory-in-ayn-rands-the-fountainhead By Tori E. Godfree - “I came here to say that I do not recognize anyone’s right to one minute of my life. No matter who makes the claim, how large their number or how great their need” (Rand 684). So states Howard Roark, protagonist of Ayn Rand’s classic novel, The Fountainhead. His speech is given in a courtroom, in place of his defense against the act of which he has been accused. Roark’s speech aligns closely with the tenets of epideictic oratory, despite being held in a courtroom where one might expect a more forensic style of defense. Howard Roark’s speech in The Fountainhead... Wed, 21 Apr 2010 10:01 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/234/epideictic-oratory-in-ayn-rands-the-fountainhead