Kenneth Burke

Kenneth Duva Burke was an American literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist, who wrote on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and rhetorical theory. As a literary theorist, Burke was best known for his analyses based on the nature of knowledge.

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Who was born first?

• Kenneth Burke and Gershom Scholem were born the same year
• Kenneth Burke and Georges Bataille were born the same year
• Kenneth Burke and Ibrahim Ismail Chundrigar were born the same year
• Kenneth Burke and Benjamin Lee Whorf were born the same year
• Kenneth Burke and William Faulkner were born the same year

Timeline

1. Benjamin Lee WhorfApril 24, 1897 – July 26, 1941
2. Georges BatailleSeptember 10, 1897 – July 9, 1962
3. Gershom ScholemDecember 5, 1897 – February 21, 1982
4. Ibrahim Ismail ChundrigarSeptember 15, 1897 – September 26, 1960
5. Kenneth Burke (this page)May 5, 1897 – November 19, 1993
6. William FaulknerSeptember 25, 1897 – July 6, 1962

Related

• Aristotle384–322 BC
• Confuciuscirca 551 BC – circa 479 BC
• Karl MarxMay 5, 1818 – March 14, 1883
• Leonardo da VinciApril 15, 1452 – May 2, 1519
• Plato420s BC – 340s BC
• Mahatma GandhiOctober 2, 1869 – January 30, 1948
• Leo TolstoyAugust 28, 1828 – November 7, 1910
• Charles DarwinFebruary 12, 1809 – April 19, 1882