Kenneth Burke: Rhetoric, Subjectivity, Postmodernism (Literature, Culture, Theory, Series Number 18) 1st Edition by Robert Wess (PDF)

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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.

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Editorial Reviews: Review “In this admirable and important book Robert Wess takes up the project of understanding Burke in the context of contemporary critical theory. Wess’s approach to Burke’s writings is both intelligent and thorough, attuned to the texts’ largest dimensions and their subtlest workings alike. His particular interest in Burke’s rhetoric of the subject and in the essentialism-constructionism dialectic provides a useful and mostly undistorting focus for the study of a large body of work. More important, it provides an excellent way to understand the relation of Burke’s thought and method to critical theory at the end of the century.” Southern Humanities Review Book Description This 1996 book examines Burke’s works and shows how they anticipate key postmodern concepts of rhetoric and subjectivity.

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⭐This is the kind of book that only comes about when a great mind is given great material to work with. In this case, Burke provides the material and Prof. Wess provides the mind. Wess’s mastery over the domain is evident in every paragraph. He is able to put Burke in context without loosing the substance of the Burkian project within it. This is a must read for anyone looking to take their study of Burke to a deeper level.I’ll also add that Prof. Wess takes wonderful care of his reader. His skill in presenting highly nuanced interdependencies and interpretations with minimal cognitive strain to his reader is both refreshing and charming. The book is not only an enlightenment of Burke but a example of how to write effectively. Wess’s bio states that he is a Prof of English. What comes to mind having read this book is that it is an example of the power of applied English. Such a general statement aligns well with the fairly universal applicability I have found in Burke’s work.

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