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    Kenneth Burke

    American philosopher and literary critic (1897–1993)

    For the Irish hurler, see Kenneth Burke (hurler).

    Kenneth Burke

    Born

    Kenneth Duva Burke


    May 5, 1897 (1897-05-05)

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.

    DiedNovember 19, 1993 (1993-11-20) (aged 96)

    Andover, New Jersey, U.S.

    Occupation(s)Literary theorist and philosopher
    InstitutionsUniversity of Chicago

    Kenneth Duva Burke (May 5, 1897 – November 19, 1993) was an American literary theorist, as well as poet, essayist, and novelist, who wrote on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and rhetorical theory.[1] As a literary theorist, Burke was best known for his analyses based on the nature of knowledge. Further, he was one of the first individuals to stray from more traditional rhetoric and view literature as "symbolic action."

    Burke was unorthodox, concerning himself not only with literary texts, but also with the elements of the text that inte

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    Introduction to Kenneth Burke

    THE VIRTUAL BURKEIAN PARLOR

    from Foss, Sonja, Karen Foss, and Robert Trapp (1991). ContemporaryPerspectives on Rhetoric, 2nd edition, (Waveland).

    Virtually self-educated after high school, among the writers/artists in Greenwich Village. Also did numerous physical jobs. Lived his life on a farm. Original literary work was as a translator, editor, writer at THE DIAL in the 20's. His early writing was particularly tied to literary criticism. Fully interdisciplinary, but a specialist in symbol systems and symbolicaction.

    Some works

    1931: COUNTER-STATEMENT in which he views literature as not only an end in itself, but as a piece of rhetoric and of self-revelation aboutthe author.

    1935: PERMANENCE AND CHANGE human relations in general, seen through the eyes of a symbolic literary critic. Introduces "perspectives by incongruity"--merging categories of unlike perspectives (a metaphoricalmove).

    1937: began teaching in earnest.

    1937: Attitud

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    Kenneth Duva Burke was born May 5, 1897, in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, to James Leslie and Lillyan Duva Burke. Attending Peabody High School, Burke met longtime friend and future literary historian, Malcolm Cowley, marking the beginning of a friendship that would gods 78 years, until Cowley's death in 1989.

    In high school, Burke discovered an interest in language and literature, specifically European and modern literature. While at Peabody, he explored different literary mediums by writing short stories and plays. After graduation, Burke went to Ohio State University to pursue courses in French, German, Greek, and Latin.

    In 1916, after his parents decided to move to Weehawken, New Jersey, Burke dropped out of Ohio State and moved in with them in order to be closer to New York City. One year after the move, Burke decided to enroll in Columbia University to study philosophy and the classics. However, the structure of the curriculum and constrained learning environment caused Burke to