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Kenneth Burke

1897 - 1993

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Kenneth Duva Burke (May 5, 1897 – November 19, 1993) was an American literary theorist, as well as 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kenneth Burke has received more than 477,606 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2019). Kenneth Burke is the 5,539th most popular writer (down from 5,421st in 2019), the 8,284th most popular biography from United States (up from 8,901st in 2019) and the 639th most popular American Writer.

Memorability Metrics

  • 480k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.89

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.47

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

Counter-statement
Criticism, History and criticism, Literature
1931
Attitudes toward history
Philosophy, History
1937
Terms for order
Addresses, essays, lectures, Literature
1964
Language as symbolic action
Literature, History and criticism, Literaturtheorie
1966
The philosophy of literary form
Criticism, History and criticism, Literary form
1941
The complete white oxen
1968
Death in Venice
1959
Counter-statement
Criticism, History and criticism, Literature
1931
The philosophy of literary form
Criticism, History and criticism, Literary form
1941
Attitudes toward history
Philosophy, History, History, philosophy
1937
Language as symbolic action
Literature, History and criticism, Literaturtheorie
1966
The complete white oxen
Fiction, short stories (single author)
1968

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Kenneth Burke ranks 5,539 out of 7,302. Before him are Louis Guilloux, Uma Aaltonen, Rick Warren, Ramsey Campbell, Wajdi Mouawad, and Albert Engström. After him are Michael Grant, Meindert DeJong, Antoni Lange, Þórbergur Þórðarson, John Esposito, and Tom Robbins.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1897, Kenneth Burke ranks 273. Before him are Shidzue Katō, Harald Strøm, Gregory Ratoff, Bert Schneider, Ville Pörhölä, and Jackson Scholz. After him are Tom Florie, Nunnally Johnson, James Parrott, Aleksandra Khokhlova, Kálmán Tihanyi, and Viola Dana. Among people deceased in 1993, Kenneth Burke ranks 233. Before him are Danny Blanchflower, Jean Tamini, Alexis Smith, Masaru Furukawa, Oodgeroo Noonuccal, and Conway Twitty. After him are Muhammad Khan Junejo, Mia Zapata, Paul Grégoire, Utpal Dutt, Aleks Buda, and Thomas Watson Jr..

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kenneth Burke ranks 8,284 out of 20,380. Before him are Arthur Dove (1880), Jessica Simpson (1980), Arthur Wightman (1922), Joe Alaskey (1952), Stanley A. McChrystal (1954), and Terry McDermott (1940). After him are George Bancroft (1800), Rob Van Dam (1970), Clare Boothe Luce (1903), Omar Epps (1973), John Esposito (1940), and Mariette Hartley (1940).

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Among WRITERS In United States

Among writers born in United States, Kenneth Burke ranks 639. Before him are John Keel (1930), Ted Chiang (1967), Michael Herr (1940), Norman Cousins (1915), Tim Powers (1952), and Rick Warren (1954). After him are John Esposito (1940), Tom Robbins (1932), Grace Paley (1922), Larry McMurtry (1936), Alice Roosevelt Longworth (1884), and Barbara Ehrenreich (1941).

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