On Human Nature - A Gathering While Everything Flows, 1967-1984

Informationen zum Autor Kenneth Burke was a self-taught thinker who attempted to integrate scientific and philosophical concepts with his analysis of semantics and literature. Between 1927 and 1929! Burke worked for the Dial as a music critic. After a brief stint with The Nation (1934-36)! he turned to literary criticism and taught at Bennington College from 1943 to 1961. His many works have all been published by the University of California Press. Klappentext A collection of late essays! an interview! and a poem by Kenneth Burke (1897-1993)! renowned literary critic! philosopher! poet! essayist! and rhetorician. Zusammenfassung This work brings together the late essays, autobiographical reflections, an interview and a poem by the eminent literary theorist and cultural critic Kenneth Burke (1897-1993). The pieces address many important themes he tackled such as logology, technology and ecology. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface Acknowledgments Introduction PART I. CREATIVITY 1. On Stress! Its Seeking! 1967 2. On "Creativity"-A Partial Retraction! 1971 3. Towards Helhaven: Three Stages of a Vision! 1971 4. Why Satire! With a Plan for Writing One! 1974 5. Realisms! Occidental Style! 1982 PART II. LOGOLOGY 6. Archetype and Entelechy! 1972 7. (Nonsymbolic) Motion/(Symbolic) Action! 1978 8. Theology and Logology! 1979 9. Symbolism as a Realistic Mode: "De-Psychoanalyzing" Logologized! 1979 PART III. THEORY 10. A Theory of Terminology! 1967 11. Towards Looking Back! 1976 12. Variations on "Providence!" 1981 PART IV. K.B. 13. Eye-Crossing-From Brooklyn to Manhattan: An Eye-Poem for the Ear! 1973 14. Counter-Gridlock: An Interview with Kenneth Burke! 1980-81 Index

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• Authors: Kenneth Burke, Carlo H. Rotella
• Assisted by: Angelo Bonadonna (Editor), Bonadonna Angelo (Editor), William H. Rueckert (Editor), Rueckert William H. (Editor)
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.08.2003
• EAN: 9780520219199
• ISBN: 978-0-520-21919-9
• No. of pages: 403
• Subjects: Fiction > Poetry, drama > Poetry; Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; POETRY / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Philosophers, Biography: general, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Essays, c 1960 to c 1970, Poetry by individual poets, Western philosophy from c 1800, Literary essays, c 1970 to c 1979, c 1960 to c 1969, c 1970 to c 1980, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, C 1980 To C 1990, c 1980 to c 1989, Western Philosophy, From C 1900 -