Kenneth Burke

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Biography

Kenneth Burke (1897-1993) was a major American literary and rhetorical theorist and critic. He was influenced by Karl Marx, Sigmund Freud, and Friedrich Nietzsche, but did not explicitly follow any particular school of thought. Burke defined (hu)mankind as the "symbol-making, symbol-using, symbol-misusing 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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