Kenneth Burke

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Kenneth Burke (1897-1993) is a major American literary theorist who attended Ohio State University for a semester before moving to Columbia University; however, he left college to pursue writing. He was influenced by Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Friedrich Nietzsche but did not explicitly follow any particular school of thought. Burke defined humankind as a "symbol using animal."  
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Kenneth Burke (1897-1993) is a major American literary theorist. He worked for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Dial ''The Dial''] in 1923 as an editor, and as a music critic between 1927-1929. He was influenced by Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Friedrich Nietzsche but did not explicitly follow any particular school of thought. Burke defined humankind as a "symbol using animal."  
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* One semester at Ohio State University
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* Studied at Columbia University for one year before dropping out to become a writer

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Kenneth Burke (1897-1993) is a major American literary theorist. He worked for The Dial in 1923 as an editor, and as a music critic between 1927-1929. He was influenced by Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Friedrich Nietzsche but did not explicitly follow any particular school of thought. Burke defined humankind as a "symbol using animal."

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Notable Quotes

Article Summaries

Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"

Additional Resources and Reading

University of Minnesota, Kenneth Burke Resources Website

The Kenneth Burke Society

Towards a Better Life

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