{"product_id":"9780271092928-kenneth-burkes-weed-garden","title":"Kenneth Burke’s Weed Garden","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRefiguring the Mythic Grounds of Modern Rhetoric\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince its publication in 1950, Kenneth Burke’s \u003ci\u003eA Rhetoric of Motives \u003c\/i\u003ehas been one of the most influential texts of theory and criticism. Critics have discovered in its pages concepts that reveal new dimensions of human motivation. And yet, despite its obvious genius, critics have interpreted \u003ci\u003eA Rhetoric of Motives\u003c\/i\u003e as a collection of provocations rather than a systematic treatment of rhetoric.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this book, Kyle Jensen argues that the coherence in Burke’s thought has yet to be fully appreciated. Drawing on unpublished drafts and voluminous correspondence, he reconstructs Burke’s drafting and revision process for \u003ci\u003eA Rhetoric of Motives \u003c\/i\u003eas well as its recently discovered second volume, \u003ci\u003eThe War of Words\u003c\/i\u003e. Jensen’s extensive archival analysis reveals that Burke relied on the concept of myth to draw together the loose ends in his argument. For Burke, all general theories of rhetoric are formed and structured using mythic images and terms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy exploring what Burke added and omitted, and by putting his writing process into the context of daily life after the Second World War—including Burke’s attempts to clear the weeds from his Andover farm—Jensen sheds new light on the key problems that Burke encountered and the methods he used to overcome them. \u003ci\u003eKenneth Burke’s Weed Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is essential for those who study Burke and the tradition of modern rhetoric that he helped found.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40759605035105,"sku":"9780271092928","price":98.74,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_27644805.jpg?v=1730224526","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780271092928-kenneth-burkes-weed-garden","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}