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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== Biography ==
'''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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== Additional Resources and Reading ==
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== References ==
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== Further Reading ==
[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

Notable Quotes

Article Summaries

Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"


References

Further Reading

University of Minnesota, Kenneth Burke Resources Website

The Kenneth Burke Society

Towards a Better Life

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


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