Kenneth Burke

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Biography

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."

Education

Notable Quotes

Article Summaries

Burke, Kenneth "Definition of Man"

Additional Works/ Publications

A full lists of Burke's publications can be found here

Towards a Better Life

Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method

Permanence and Change: An Anatomy of Purpose

Further Readings

University of Minnesota, Kenneth Burke Resources Website

References

External Links

The Kenneth Burke Society

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