Project Gutenberg 2010-07-15 Public domain in the USA. 201 Corson, Hiram 1828 1911 The Voice and Spiritual Education Produced by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries) "The Voice and Spiritual Education" by Hiram Corson is a philosophical treatise on the significance of vocal culture and spiritual education written in the late 19th century. The text emphasizes the need for spiritual development as an essential component of effective reading and vocal expression, positing that true interpretation of literature comes not only from technical skill but also from a deep emotional and spiritual understanding of the material. Corson draws connections between vocal techniques and the deeper essence of literary works, suggesting that a reader's effectiveness is contingent on their spiritual engagement with the text. The opening of the book introduces the idea that while vocal training can enhance reading abilities, it is inadequate without a foundation of spiritual education. Corson reflects on personal experiences and critiques the current educational approaches that overly focus on technical skills without fostering genuine emotional connection to literature. He invokes the voices of historical figures and employs literary examples to illustrate the necessity of both a trained voice and a soulful interpretation to fully convey the richness of literary genius. His argument builds a case for a more holistic educational approach, balancing intellect and spirituality to foster authentic expression and appreciation of art. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.5 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Elocution Reading Voice PN Text Category: Language & Communication Category: Philosophy & Ethics Category: Teaching & Education 202759 2025-08-13T11:45:33.230085 text/html 200195 2021-01-06T20:44:27 text/html 161006 2025-08-13T11:45:40.728057 application/epub+zip 161448 2025-08-13T11:45:36.657035 application/epub+zip 133479 2025-08-13T11:45:35.307092 application/epub+zip 297781 2025-08-13T11:45:43.607025 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 276344 2025-08-13T11:45:39.757056 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 231742 2022-09-15T08:21:13.886584 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 160921 2025-08-13T11:45:32.681099 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160697 2021-01-06T20:44:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160698 2021-01-06T20:44:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 160700 2021-01-06T20:44:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22830 2025-08-13T11:45:43.746052 application/rdf+xml 12706 2025-08-13T11:45:35.831109 image/jpeg 3105 2025-08-13T11:45:35.574025 image/jpeg 61348 2021-01-06T20:44:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 61323 2021-01-06T20:44:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 76665 2021-01-06T20:44:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 61163 2021-01-06T20:44:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 151262 2025-08-13T11:45:33.249049 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia