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1909–2000 United States

Robert Tarbell Oliver (1909–2000) was a professor of speech at Pennsylvania State University who wrote extensively on the subject of Asian rhetoric.

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Also known as: Oliver, Robert T.

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Ancient Indians had a far deeper confidence in living speech than in the moral, impersonal and derivative written communication. When words issued from the mouth of a sayer, they carried a personal endorsement.

Communication and Culture In Ancient India & China (1971)

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