Kenneth Burke (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521410496)

Kenneth Burke's influence ranged across history, philosophy and the social sciences. This important study examines Burke's influence on contemporary theories of rhetoric and the subject, and explains why Burke failed to complete his Motives trilogy. Burke's own critique of the "isolated unique individual" led him to question the possibility of unique individuation, thereby anticipating important elements of postmodern concepts of subjectivity. This book is both a timely and judicious exposition of Burke's long career and a crucial intervention in critical debates surrounding rhetoric, history and human agency.

Author: Robert Wess
ISBN-10: 0521410495
ISBN-13: 9780521410496
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/11/1996
Pages: 286
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.80h x 5.68w x 0.89d