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.

A concise, readable and up-to-date introduction to Bakhtin, which provides students with an accessible but sophisticated guide to his work.

About the Author
Ken Hirschkop is Professor of English Language and Literature at The University of Waterloo. A recognised international authority on Bakhtin's work, he has co-edited Bakhtin and Cultural Theory (1989, 2005) with David Shepherd, written Mikhail Bakhtin: An Aesthetic for Democracy (1999) and contributed articles on Bakhtin for many leading journals.

Reviews
'Hirschkop's volume follows the spirit of its subject: providing its readers with an overview of Bakhtin's life, context, and thought, it feeds our desire to turn to Bakhtin himself and propels it into the future.' Alexander Spektor, Slavic Review



Book Information
ISBN 9781107521094
Author Ken Hirschkop
Format Paperback
Page Count 210
Imprint Cambridge University Press
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Weight(grams) 330g
Dimensions(mm) 227mm * 152mm * 13mm