Analyzing Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address as a Dramatist Narrative.
Analyzing Abraham Lincoln’s First Inaugural Address as a Dramatist Narrative Kenneth Burke’s “dramatism” is a theory that isolates motive in communication. Dissecting all aspects and directions of speech, Burke’s dramatism can be used effectively in analyzing Abraham Lincoln’s first inaugural address. Using dramatism’s pentad component, Lincoln’s intentions and the gravity of the setting in which … Read more
