{"product_id":"language-as-symbolic-action-essays-on-life-literature-and-method-9780520001923","title":"Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method","description":"From the Preface: The title for this collection was the title of a course in literary criticism that I gave for many years at Bennington College. And much of the material presented here was used in that course. The title should serve well to convey the gist of these various pieces. For all of them are explicitly concerned with the attempt to define and track down the implications of the term \"symbolic action,\" and to show how the marvels of literature and language look when considered form that point of view.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-48666\"\u003eKenneth Burke\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/1968\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 532\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.62lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.93h x 5.97w x 1.32d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520001923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520001923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC029000\"\u003eShort Stories (single author)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKenneth Burke\u003c\/b\u003e was a self-taught thinker who attempted to integrate scientific and philosophical concepts with his analysis of semantics and literature. Between 1927 and 1929, Burke worked for the \"Dial \"as a music critic. After a brief stint with \"The Nation \"(1934-36), he turned to literary criticism and taught at Bennington College from 1943 to 1961. His many works have all been published by the University of California Press.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of California Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44547253960941,"sku":"9780520001923","price":64.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_4c162810-5cb3-4c95-beae-0a1031aaa0d1.jpg?v=1701616618","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/language-as-symbolic-action-essays-on-life-literature-and-method-9780520001923","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}