Problems of Dostoevsky's Poetics: Volume 8 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780816612284)

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 Wasiolek"Concentrating 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

Author: Mikhail Bakhtin
ISBN-10: 0816612285
ISBN-13: 9780816612284
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Language: English
Published: 06/21/1984
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.17lbs
Size: 9.09h x 6.13w x 0.90d