Gettysburg Address Lincoln’s address at Gettysburg has proved to be one of the most important and influential pieces of literature in our nation's history. Lincoln delivered this on November 19, 1863. This document has become recognized around the world as the epitome of the English Language and a key document in American history. This document is a poetic speech about a war that was fought by our fathers and brothers against our fathers and brothers. One …showed first 75 words of 918 total…

…showed last 75 words of 918 total…creating a literary piece of art. In the end, though he knew it would be important, it seems impossible that President Lincoln could fathom that the speech he gave on a small cemetery in Gettysburg would have such historical importance and be considered a literary masterpiece. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** n Encarta Encyclopedia, "The Gettysburg Address", Encarta Electronic Media; Microsoft Co. 2000 n Http://www.gettysburg.edu/Address.html n Http://www.law.ou.edu/hist/getty.html