This anthology provides a comprehensive 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 cult
The early work of Mikhail Bakhtin is notable for its emphasis on questions in ethics and philosophy. Focusing on these early writings, though also informed by Bakhtin's later works of the early 1970s,
Offering original research on Mikhail Bakhtin by leading scholars in the field, this special issue of SAQ both celebrates the recent centennial of Bakhtin’s birth and elaborates significant new strain
The Russian critic and theorist Mikhail Bakhtin is once again in favor, his influence spreading across many discourses including literature, film, cultural and gender studies. This book provides the m
In such diverse fields as semiotics, literary theory, social theory, linguistics, psychology, and anthropology, Mikhail Bakhtin's importance is increasingly recognized. His posthumous fame comes in s
Although he was primarily known as a literary critic and philosopher of language, Shields (educational organization and leadership, U. of Illinois) feels that many of the ideas of Mikhail Bakhtin hold
Mikhail Bakhtin is one of the 20th century's most influential literary theorists. This student-friendly volume starts this with the question "Who Was Bakhtin?" and leads on to cover topics including A
In Rabelais and Bakhtin, Richard M. Berrong demonstrates both the historical and textual weaknesses of the argument advanced by Mikhail Bakhtin and his influential study Rabelais and His World. The pu
This wide-ranging treatment of Bakhtin's cultural and literary theory tests, compares, and explores his work in relation to colonialism, feminism, reception theory, and theories of the body. Many of t
This contributed volume is the first devoted to the relationship between Bakhtin and the study of classical antiquity. Branham has collected essays by classicists and a few Slavists that explore the
This contributed volume is the first devoted to the relationship between Bakhtin and the study of classical antiquity. Branham has collected essays by classicists and a few Slavists that explore the i
Holquist's masterly study draws on all of Bakhtin's known writings providing a comprehensive account of his achievement. Widely acknowledged as an exceptional guide to Bakhtin and dialogics, this book