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| Genre/Form: | Translations into English |
|---|---|
| Named Person: | Fyodor Dostoyevsky; Fyodor Dostoyevsky |
| Material Type: | Government publication, State or province government publication |
| Document Type: | Book |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
M M Bakhtin; Caryl Emerson |
| ISBN: | 0816612277 9780816612277 0816612285 9780816612284 |
| OCLC Number: | 9683655 |
| Language Note: | Translation of: Problemy poėtiki Dostoevskogo. |
| Notes: | Includes appendices and glossary. |
| Description: | xliii, 333 p. ; 24 cm. |
| Contents: | 1. Dostoevsky's polyphonic novel and its treatment in critical literature -- 2. The hero, and the position of the author with regard to the hero, in Dostoevsky's art -- 3. The idea in Dostoevsky -- 4. Characteristics of genre and plot composition -- 5. Discourse in Dostoevsky. |
| Series Title: | Theory and history of literature. |
| Other Titles: | Problemy poėtiki Dostoevskogo. |
| Responsibility: | Mikhail Bakhtin ; edited and translated by Caryl Emerson ; introduction by Wayne C. Booth. |
Abstract:
This book is the ideal introduction to the thought of Mikhail Bakhtin. Bakhtin is becoming established as one of the giants of 20th century literary criticsm, despite his work being unknown in the West until the 1970's. This book is less about Dostoyevsky per se, rather a profound meditation on how Dostoyevsky's art exemplifies the central concern of Bakhtin, the concept of 'dialogism'. This idea defies a simple definition; the book in exploring manifold aspects of it, itself becomes truly dialogic. If you value Dostoyevsky as an artist, require an antidote to the chill winds of modern 'Theory', or simply appreciate genius at work, catch up with one of the best kept secrets in literature
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- Dostoyevsky, Fyodor, -- 1821-1881 -- Criticism and interpretation.
- Russian literature -- History and criticism.
- Russian literature -- Translations into English.
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