The Bakhtin Reader - Selected Writings of Bakhtin, Medvedev, Voloshinov

Incessantly cited by critics, Bakhtin''s work nonetheless remains relatively unavailable: partly through lack of suitable editions, partly because no individual text conveys all the key concepts or arguments. This anthology provides in a convenient format a good selection of the writing by Bakhtin and of that attributed to Voloshinov and Medvedev. It introduces readers to the aspects most relevant to literary and cultural studies and gives a focused sense of Bakhtin''s central ideas and the underlying cohesiveness of his thinking. Readers new to the Bakhtin ''school'' will find this book an invaluable introduction to a complex and scattered body of work. Those already familiar with some of the texts will find further material and fresh insights.>

About the author

Pam Morris is an independent researcher and writer. She was previously Professor of Modern Critical Studies and Director of the Research Centre for Literary and Cultural Studies at John Moores University, UK.

Product details

• Authors: M. M. Bakhtin, P. N. Medvedev, Pam Morris, V. N. Voloshinov
• Assisted by: P. Morris (Editor), Pam Morris (Editor)
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.05.1997
• EAN: 9780340592670
• ISBN: 978-0-340-59267-0
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 234 mm x 19 mm
• Series: Hodder Arnold Publication; Hodder Arnold Publication
• Subject: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures