Kenneth Burke's Weed Garden : Refiguring the Mythic Grounds of Modern Rhetoric /

Since its publication in 1950, Kenneth Burke's A Rhetoric of Motives has been one of the most influential texts of theory and criticism. Critics have discovered in its pages concepts that reveal new dimensions of human motivation. And yet, despite its obvious genius, critics have interpreted A...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Jensen, Kyle (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: University Park, PA : Penn State University Press, [2022]
Subjects:
Burke, Kenneth, > 1897-1993. > Rhetoric of motives.
Burke, Kenneth, > 1897-1993. > War of words.
Burke, Kenneth, > 1897-1993.
Semantics (Philosophy)
Rhetoric.
Myth.
Sémantique (Philosophie)
Rhétorique.
Mythe.
rhetoric (discipline)
myths.
LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Rhetoric.
A Rhetoric of Motives.
Cold War.
James Sibley Watson.
Kenneth Burke.
Malcolm Cowley.
Matthew Josephson.
Reevaluation of A Rhetoric of Motives.
Stanley Edgar Hyman.
The War of Words.
William Carlos Williams.
archival research.
archive.
argument.
drafting materials.
historiography.
identification.
modern rhetoric.
myth.
mythic image.
rhetoric.
rhetorical devices.
rhetorical methodology.
rhetorical theory.
writing process.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Abbreviations
  • Introduction
  • Part I: An Archive of Motives
  • Prolegomena
  • 1. Lapsing into the Unformed
  • 2. A Modest Proposal
  • 3. Part-to-Whole Relations
  • 4. The Factors Behind Rhetoric
  • 5. The Ideal Opening
  • 6. Charting an Upward and Downward Path
  • 7. A Pause at the Window
  • 8. Writing at the Center of the Universe
  • 9. Everything Is Nowhere
  • Epilegomena
  • Part II: A Theory of Motives
  • Prolegomena
  • 1. Mythic Palingenesis
  • 2. Identification's Dimensions
  • 3. Devices Old and New
  • 4. Mythic Historiography
  • Epilegomena
  • Notes
  • Works Cited
  • Index

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