A Burkeian Analysis of the Rhetoric of Gloria Steinem Page: 78
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CHAPTER III
CONTEXT OF CIRCUMSTANCES
Introduction
The scene or context of situation or circumstances
involving verbal as well as non-verbal elements' may be
limited or enlarged to focus on the area or areas which
the critic wishes to examine. According to Burke, the
"nonverbal scene or context of situation is capable of
being defined in terms of various scope or 'circumference'."2
In Language As Symbolic Action, Burke illustrated the con-
cept of varying circumference:
(For instance, I am writing these words "in
Florida this Janurary," or "during a lull
in the bombing of North Vietnam," or "in a
period prior to a soft landing of electronic
instruments on the surface of the moon," and
so on.) Thus, the same act can be defined
"differently," depending upon the "circum-
ference" of the scene or overall situation
in terms of which we choose to locate it.
Burke also stated that the context of circumstances is
"symbolic" of something, representative of "acts, images,
personalities, and situations" which disclose universal
properties, such as heroism, villainy, consolation, and
despair which are included in the social trends of a
specific time period. Following this principle, the78
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Timmerman, Susan McCue. A Burkeian Analysis of the Rhetoric of Gloria Steinem, thesis, August 1973; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc935569/m1/84/: accessed July 17, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; .