Kenneth Burke's Permanence and Change - A Critical Companion

Since its publication in 1935, Kenneth Burke's Permanence and Change has become a landmark of rhetorical theory. Using new archival sources and contextualizing Burke in the past and present, Ann George offers the first sustained exploration of this work and seeks to clarify the challenging book for both amateurs and scholars of rhetoric.

About the author

Ann George is a professor of English at Texas Christian University, where she teaches courses in rhetorical theory and criticism, style, and 1930s America. She is coauthor of Kenneth Burke in the 1930s and coeditor of Women and Rhetoric between the Wars.

Summary

Since its publication in 1935, Kenneth Burke's Permanence and Change has become a landmark of rhetorical theory. Using new archival sources and contextualizing Burke in the past and present, Ann George offers the first sustained exploration of this work and seeks to clarify the challenging book for both amateurs and scholars of rhetoric.

Product details

• Authors: Ann George
• Publisher: Univ of south carolina press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2018
• EAN: 9781611179316
• ISBN: 978-1-61117-931-6
• No. of pages: 272
• Series: Studies in Rhetoric/Communicat; Studies in Rhetoric/Communicat; Studies in Rhetoric/Communication; Studies in Rhetoric & Communic
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative linguistics; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Communication science