Event Title
Talking action against oppression: Elie Wiesel's 1986 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Address
Faculty Mentor
Janet Clark
Keywords
Janet Clark
Abstract
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a neo-Aristotelian investigation of Elie Wiesel's 1986 acceptance address of the Nobel Peace Prize. This paper examines the following rhetorical features of the address: speaker background, purpose, audience and setting characteristics. In addition it offers an analysis of his use of the eulogy form and emotionally evocative language.
Session Name:
Portraying WWII
Start Date
4-4-2014 9:00 AM
End Date
4-4-2014 10:00 AM
Location
HSB 201
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Talking action against oppression: Elie Wiesel's 1986 Nobel Peace Prize Acceptance Address
HSB 201
The purpose of this paper is to conduct a neo-Aristotelian investigation of Elie Wiesel's 1986 acceptance address of the Nobel Peace Prize. This paper examines the following rhetorical features of the address: speaker background, purpose, audience and setting characteristics. In addition it offers an analysis of his use of the eulogy form and emotionally evocative language.