Kenneth Burke’s Representative Anecdote & the Cult of the Kill
The final idea Burke had that was better than his Pentad was the Representative Anecdote. There are a few theories like this one floating around now, but aside ...
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Kenneth Burke on Literature
Perhaps the most quoted line from Kenneth Burke is that Literature is “Equipment for Living” (Counter Statement), so I decided I needed to dedicate ...
Kenneth Burke’s Dramatism
Kenneth Burke was a literary theorist and philosopher perhaps best known for his Pentad. However, I–following in the tradition of Elizabeth Mechling, Ph.D...
Jack Lewis on Political Comics
Jack Lewis wrote an article for The Diamondback about Hari Kondabolu (8/2/2017) that deserves some pixels here. Political Comedians Lewis makes a distinction be...