Christianity in Bakhtin - God and the Exiled Author

Klappentext An examination of the influence of Christianity on the thought and work of Mikhail Bakhtin. Zusammenfassung This book examines the influence of Christianity on the thought and work of the great Russian theorist Mikhael Bakhtin. This is the first full-length work to approach Bakhtin from a religious perspective! and introduces the reader to a vitally important but hitherto ignored aspect of his work. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; Note on translation and citation; 1. Introduction; 2. Fall and Incarnation in 'Towards a Philosophy of the Act'; 3. The aesthetic gospel of 'Author and Hero in Aesthetic Activity'; 4. Was Bakhtin a Marxist? The work of the Bakhtin Circle, 1924-29; 5. Falling silent: the critical aesthetic of Problems of Dostoevsky's Creative Work; 6. The exiled author: 'Discourse in the Novel' and beyond; 7. Christian motifs in Bakhtin's carnival writings; 8. The fate of Christian motifs in Bakhtin's work; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Ruth Coates, Ruth (University of London) Coates
• Con la collaborazione di: Anthony Cross (Editore), Anthony Professor Cross (Editore), Catriona Kelly (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 17.11.2005
• EAN: 9780521022972
• ISBN: 978-0-521-02297-2
• Pagine: 220
• Serie: Cambridge Studies in Russian L
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata