Language as Symbolic Action: A Burkean Analysis of Césaire’s Cahier d’un retour au pays natal

This paper sets out to put Kenneth Burke’s thought on language as representative of symbolic action into conversation with Aimé Césaire’s epic poem, Cahier d’un retour au pays natal. The paper is divided into three main sections that set the stage for Burke and Césaire’s work to converse. The first...

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Main Author: Chelsea R. Binnie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University Library System, University of Pittsburgh 2015-08-01
Series:Journal of French and Francophone Philosophy
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Online Access:http://jffp.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/jffp/article/view/681