Cambridge Introduction to Mikhail Bakhtin

A concise, readable and up-to-date introduction to Bakhtin, which provides students with an accessible but sophisticated guide to his work.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Life; 3. Context; 4. Works; 5. Reception; 6. A Brief Conclusion; Further Reading; Index.

About the author

Ken Hirschkop is Professor of English Language and Literature at The University of Waterloo. A recognised international authority on Bakhtin's work, he has co-edited Bakhtin and Cultural Theory (1989, 2005) with David Shepherd, written Mikhail Bakhtin: An Aesthetic for Democracy (1999) and contributed articles on Bakhtin for many leading journals.

Summary

This introduction presents those interested in Mikhail Bakhtin with a compact, readable, and sophisticated exposition of his work, using the most up-to-date sources and relying on the new, scholarly editions of Bakhtin's texts. It is a key resource for students and teachers of literary theory and any courses on Bakhtin.

Product details

• Authors: Ken Hirschkop, Ken (University of Waterloo Hirschkop, Hirschkop Ken
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2021
• EAN: 9781107109049
• ISBN: 978-1-107-10904-9
• No. of pages: 210
• Series: Cambridge Introductions to Literature
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy; Philosophy of Language, Prose: non-fiction, LITERARY CRITICISM / Semiotics & Theory, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy, LITERARY COLLECTIONS / General, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 19th Century, Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900, Literary theory, Biography and non-fiction prose