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Kenneth Duva Burke (May 5, 1897 – November 19, 1993) was an American literary theorist, as well as poet, essayist, and novelist, who wrote on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and rhetorical theory.
Kenneth Burke (born May 5, 1897, Pittsburgh, Pa., U.S.—died Nov. 19, 1993, Andover, N.J.) was an American literary critic who is best known for his rhetorically based analyses of the nature of knowledge and for his views of literature as “symbolic action,” where language and human agency combine.
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Learn about Kenneth Burke, a poet, essayist, novelist, and literary theorist who founded the New Criticism and developed the dramatism theory. Explore his poetry collections, critical volumes, and awards.
KB Journal is the official publication of the Kenneth Burke Society, a scholarly association dedicated to the study of Kenneth Burke's theory of symbolic action. The journal features articles, reviews, and multimedia that explore Burke's concepts and their applications in various fields and contexts.
Jul 19, 2022 · This chapter explores the commonalities and differences between Kenneth Burke and Erving Goffman, two influential social theorists who never met or corresponded. It traces Goffman's exposure to Burke's work through his graduate school years and his later interest in linguistics.
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Nearly every handbook of critical theory acknowledges Kenneth Burke (1897?1993) to be the twentieth-century North American critic who was most ahead of his time.
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Mar 28, 2008 · Nothing human is alien to Kenneth Burke. He is the least confined of modern critics. It is not simply that he writes about everything: he tries to encompass everything within a system or systems of explanation that have the effect of conservation.
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