Kenneth Burke Dramatism_肯尼思·伯克修辞学戏剧理论英文PPT.pptx

Dramatism Based on the research of Kenneth Burke 主讲人：Nicole Li The Originator of Dramatism Kenneth Duva Burke (1897.5-1993.11) An American literary theorist Philosophy Aesthetics Criticism Rhetorical theory symbolic action” …… 1.Humans are animals who use symbols 2.Language and symbols form a critically important system for humans 3.Humans are choice makers Assumptions of Dramatism Dramatism as New Rhetoric “old” rhetoric → Persuasion “new” rhetoric → Add “unconscious(无意识)” Agent ———— Attitude Act Agency Purpose Scene The Pentad Then go with a Case Li Tianyi,17, and four other defendants took an 18-year-old woman they met in a Beijing bar to a hotel room, where they beat her and sexually assaulted her, the Haidan Court in northwest Beijing had heard. Li had denied the charges at his trial, saying he was drunk at the time, but the court identified him as the ringleaderv and he was convicted of rape and sentenced to 10 years in prison. Lis lawyers said the family will appeal. Agent ———— Attitude Act Agency Purpose Scene How to judge the case with the theory? References 1.Adams, Gregory (1963). All the Worlds a Stage. New York, NY: Basic Books. 2.Benoit, William L. (1983). Systems of Explanation: Aristotle and Burke on Cause. Rhetoric Society Quarterly, 13, 41-57. 3.Blakesley, David. The Elements of Dramatism. New York: Longman. 2002 4.Brock, Bernard L.; Burke, Kenneth; Burgess, Parke G.; Simons, Herbert W. (1985). 5.Crable, Bryan. (2000). Burkes Perspective on Perspectiv