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A Puzzling Figure in Literary Criticism Is Suddenly Central
April 20, 2001
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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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