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Kenneth Burke
American philosopher and literary critic (1897-1993) · United States · On the map · Academics · Died at 96
Kenneth Duva Burke was an American literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist, who wrote on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and rhetorical theory. As a literary theorist, Burke was best known for his analyses based on the nature of knowledge.
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He was one of the first theorists to stray from more traditional rhetoric and view literature as "symbolic action."
