Image from Google Jackets

Problems of Dostoevsky's poetics / Mikhail Bakhtin ; edited and translated by Caryl Emerson ; introduction by Wayne C. Booth.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: Russian Series: Theory and history of literature ; volume 8Publisher: Minneapolis ; London : University of Minnesota Press, 2014Edition: Description: xliii, 333 pages ; 24 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9780816612284
Uniform titles:
  • Problemy poėtiki Dostoevskogo. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 891.733 BAK 22
Summary: This book is the ideal introduction to the thought of Mikhail Bakhtin. Bakhtin is becoming established as one of the giants of 20th century literary criticsm, despite his work being unknown in the West until the 1970's. This book is less about Dostoyevsky per se, rather a profound meditation on how Dostoyevsky's art exemplifies the central concern of Bakhtin, the concept of 'dialogism'. This idea defies a simple definition; the book in exploring manifold aspects of it, itself becomes truly dialogic. If you value Dostoyevsky as an artist, require an antidote to the chill winds of modern 'Theory', or simply appreciate genius at work, catch up with one of the best kept secrets in literature.
Tags from this library: No tags from this library for this title. Log in to add tags.
Star ratings
    Average rating: 0.0 (0 votes)
Holdings
Item type Current library Collection Call number Vol info Status Date due Barcode Item holds
Book - Borrowing Book - Borrowing Central Library Second Floor Baccah 891.733 BAK (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 23317 Available 000039054
Total holds: 0

Includes glossary.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This book is the ideal introduction to the thought of Mikhail Bakhtin. Bakhtin is becoming established as one of the giants of 20th century literary criticsm, despite his work being unknown in the West until the 1970's. This book is less about Dostoyevsky per se, rather a profound meditation on how Dostoyevsky's art exemplifies the central concern of Bakhtin, the concept of 'dialogism'. This idea defies a simple definition; the book in exploring manifold aspects of it, itself becomes truly dialogic. If you value Dostoyevsky as an artist, require an antidote to the chill winds of modern 'Theory', or simply appreciate genius at work, catch up with one of the best kept secrets in literature.

Text in English ; translated from the original Russian.

There are no comments on this title.

to post a comment.