Kenneth Burke Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Kenneth Burke.

  • 3 Biographies
  • 10 Literature Criticisms
  • ...and more

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Biographies (3)

955 words, approx. 4 pages
Kenneth Burke (1897-1993) was a literary theorist and critic whose work was influential in several fields of knowledge where symbols are a central focus of study.Kenneth Duva Burke was born in Pittsbu... Read more
2,803 words, approx. 10 pages
Known as a literary theorist and critic, Kenneth Duva Burke has written one novel--Towards a Better Life (1932)--and has published poetry throughout a career that has been always controversial, always... Read more
14,197 words, approx. 48 pages
It would be misleading to label the work of Kenneth Burke "literary criticism," for his concerns extend far beyond the confines of that discipline. Burke is the most theoretically challenging, unortho... Read more