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

by Kyle Jensen

Book Overview

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 Rhetoric of Motives as a collection of provocations rather than a systematic treatment of rhetoric.

In this book, Kyle Jensen argues...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0271092920
• ISBN13: 9780271092928
• Release Date: June 2022
• Publisher: Penn State University Press
• Length: 236 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"