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Kenneth Burke (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)

In the postscript to his book on Kenneth Burke, Greig E. Henderson attempts to summarize the interest for contemporary literary criticism of Burke’s theories. He proposes that Burke offers “an exemplary alternative to the linguistic nihilism [by which he basically means deconstructionist criticism] that pervades much of contemporary criticism.” The most revealing aspect of this summation is the fact that it is offered in negative terms, rather than positive: It tells the reader what Burke avoids, says what he is not. This typifies Henderson’s manner of approaching his subject,...

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