Critic
Kenneth Burke
Rhetoric as the study of how people persuade each other, with no degree at all.
Kenneth Duva Burke was an American literary theorist, poet, essayist, and novelist, who wrote on 20th-century philosophy, aesthetics, criticism, and rhetorical theory. As a literary theorist, Burke was best known for his analyses based on the nature of knowledge. He was one of the first theorists to stray from more traditional rhetoric and view literature as "symbolic action."
- Born
- 1897-05-05, Pittsburgh, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1993-11-19, Andover Borough, USAA Friday, aged 96
- At birth
- Sun in Taurus, Moon in Gemini
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1897-05-05, Pittsburgh, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Taurus | 15°25′ | Direct |
| Moon | Gemini | 27°24′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Gemini | 3°50′ | Direct |
| Venus | Taurus | 4°31′ | Retrograde |
| Mars | Cancer | 22°52′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Virgo | 0°21′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 28°23′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 27°31′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 18°43′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 12°34′ | Direct |
Death Chart
1993-11-19, Andover Borough, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Scorpio | 27°23′ | Direct |
| Moon | Aquarius | 11°40′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Scorpio | 8°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Scorpio | 13°18′ | Direct |
| Mars | Sagittarius | 7°33′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Scorpio | 1°57′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Aquarius | 24°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 19°23′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 19°03′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Scorpio | 25°30′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Kenneth Burke was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.