In this introduction to Mikhail Bakhtin, Ken Hirschkop presents a compact, readable, detailed, and sophisticated exposition of all of Bakhtin's important works. Using the most up-to-date sources and the new, scholarly editions of Bakhtin's texts, Hirschkop explains Bakhtin's influential ideas, demonstrates their relevance and usefulness for literary and cultural analysis, and sets them in their historical context. In clear and concise language, Hirschkop shows how Bakhtin's ideas have changed the way we understand language and literary texts. Authoritative and accessible, this Cambridge Introduction is the most comprehensive and reliable account of Bakhtin and his work yet available.
| ISBN: | 9781107109049 |
| Publication date: | 4th November 2021 |
| Author: | Ken University of Waterloo, Ontario Hirschkop |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 210 pages |
| Series: | Cambridge Introductions to Literature |
| Genres: |
Literary theory Philosophy of language Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 Biographies & Autobiographies Philosophy |