Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics by Mikhail Bakhtin

Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics by Mikhail Bakhtin

This book is not only a major twentieth-century contribution to Dostoevsky's studies, but also one of the most important theories of the novel produced in our century. As a modern reinterpretation of poetics, it bears comparison with Aristotle.Bakhtin's statement on the dialogical nature of artistic creation, and his differentiation of this from a history of monological commentary, is profoundly original and illuminating. This is a classic work on Dostoevsky and a statement of importance to critical theory. Edward WasiolekConcentrating on the particular features of 'Dostoevskian discourse, ' how Dostoevsky structures a hero and a plot, and what it means to write dialogically, Bakhtin concludes with a major theoretical statement on dialogue as a category of language. One of the most important theories of the novel in this century. The Bloomsbury Review

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ISBN 13	9780816612284
ISBN 10	0816612285
Title	Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics
Author	Mikhail Bakhtin
Series	Theory And History Of Literature
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	University of Minnesota Press
Year published	1984-06-21
Number of pages	384
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