A Puzzling Figure in Literary Criticism Is Suddenly Central

By SCOTT McLEMEE April 20, 2001 Premium content for subscribers. Subscribe Today

Did Kenneth Burke, intellectual maverick, accidentally create cultural studies?

At the age of 20, Kenneth Burke left academic life for good; or so he thought. "It is now time for me to quit college," he announced to a friend, "and begin studying."

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