Moving Bodies Kenneth Burke at the Edges of Language

Name: Moving Bodies Kenneth Burke at the Edges of Language
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ISBN: 9781611170900

ISBN-10: 1611170907

ISBN-13: 9781611170900

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Authors: Debra Hawhee

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Kenneth Burke may be best known for his theories of dramatism and of language as symbolic action, but few know him as one of the twentieth century's foremost theorists of the relationship between language and bodies. In Moving Bodies, Debra Hawhee focuses on Burke's studies from the 1930s, 40s, and 50s while illustrating that his interest in reading the body as a central force of communication began early in his career.By exploring Burke's extensive writings on the subject alongside revealing considerations of his life and his scholarship, Hawhee maps his recurring invocation of a variety of disciplinary perspectives in order to theorize bodies and communication, working across and even…

Book details

List price: $26.99
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Publication date: 5/30/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.660
Language: English