Kenneth Burke's Concept of Identification as Applied to Selected Speeches of Edmund Sixtus Muskie
Description:
The purpose of this study has been to determine the ways Edmund S. Muskie used identification in five speeches which he delivered during his campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination in 1971. Kenneth Burke's rhetorical concepts of identification and combustiality are used to analyze the speeches. Chapter I includes an introduction to Muskie's political life and an examination of the basic principles of Burke's rhetorical philosophy of indentification. Chapter II delves into the nature…
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Date:
August 1974
Creator:
Giggleman, Linda J.
Partner:
UNT Libraries