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ERIC Number: EJ296628
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1984
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Burke's Act in "A Rhetoric of Motives."
Lewis, Clayton W.
College English, v46 n4 p368-76 Apr 1984
Examines the secondary terms "kill,""order," and "secret" in Kenneth Burke's "A Rhetoric of Motives" in order to provide a deeper understanding of the Burkean concept of act. Suggests how this concept of act might be applied to the teaching of writing. (MM)
Descriptors: Language Usage, Literary Criticism, Symbols (Literary), Writing Instruction, Writing Processes
Publication Type: Opinion Papers; Information Analyses; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Burke (Kenneth); Dramatistic Criticism