Cambridge Introduction to Mikhail Bakhtin

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...