Kenneth Burke
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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." | 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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'''Education''' | '''Education''' | ||
* One semester at Ohio State University | * One semester at Ohio State University | ||
* Studied at Columbia University for one year before dropping out to become a writer | * Studied at Columbia University for one year before dropping out to become a writer | ||
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== Notable Quotes == | == Notable Quotes == | ||
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[[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]] | [[Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"]] | ||
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[http://www.comm.umn.edu/burke/ University of Minnesota, Kenneth Burke Resources Website] | [http://www.comm.umn.edu/burke/ University of Minnesota, Kenneth Burke Resources Website] | ||
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A full lists of Burke's publications can be found [http://www.kbjournal.org/node/58 here] | A full lists of Burke's publications can be found [http://www.kbjournal.org/node/58 here] | ||
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Revision as of 21:19, 7 May 2011
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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Biography
Education
- One semester at Ohio State University
- Studied at Columbia University for one year before dropping out to become a writer
Notable Quotes
Article Summaries
Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"
References
Further Reading
University of Minnesota, Kenneth Burke Resources Website
Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method
Permanence and Change: An Anatomy of Purpose
A full lists of Burke's publications can be found here