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The Rhetorical Imagination of Kenneth Burke
Ross Wolin
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hardcover. In a work that is part biography, part intellectual history, and part rhetorical theory, this work analyzes Kenneth Burke's early essays of the 1920s and all eight of his theoretical volumes. It argues that each of these represented a rearticulation and extension of the writer's previous studies. Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communication. Num Pages: 256 pages, 1 halftone. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSB; HP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 603. Good clean copy with minor shelfwear. DJ has some minor nicks and tears, remains very good
WIDELY HAILED as one of America's greatest rhetorical theorists, Kenneth Burke (1897-1993) ranged freely across many fields of knowledge, investigating the ways language, literature, and ideas relate to one another and to the social and political aspects of life. Skeptical of disciplinary boundaries, Burke garnered both praise and censure for his eclecticism. While several intellectual movements - including the New Critics - have claimed him as a member, Burke himself strongly resisted such affiliations. In a comprehensive examination of Burke's achievements, Ross Wolin sifts through the misconceptions associated with the critic and uncovers a complex set of theoretical concerns to ... Read more
WIDELY HAILED as one of America's greatest rhetorical theorists, Kenneth Burke (1897-1993) ranged freely across many fields of knowledge, investigating the ways language, literature, and ideas relate to one another and to the social and political aspects of life. Skeptical of disciplinary boundaries, Burke garnered both praise and censure for his eclecticism. While several intellectual movements - including the New Critics - have claimed him as a member, Burke himself strongly resisted such affiliations. In a comprehensive examination of Burke's achievements, Ross Wolin sifts through the misconceptions associated with the critic and uncovers a complex set of theoretical concerns to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
University South Carolina Pr
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Studies in Rhetoric/Communication
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570034046
SKU
KSG0033037
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