Explores and illuminates the impact of the Russian philosopher Mikhail Bakhtin on our understanding of literary modernism.
This volume explores the subject of modernism as seen through the lens of Bakhtinian criticism and in doing so offers a rounded and up-to-date example of the application of Bakhtinian theory to a field of research. The contributors consider the global spread of modernism and the variety of its manifestations as well as modernism's relationship to popular culture and its collective elaboration, which are dominant concerns in Bakhtin's thinking.
As with other volumes in theUnderstanding Philosophy, Understanding Modernismseries, the volume is divided into three parts. Part 1 provides readings of Bakhtin's work in the context of literary modernism. Part 2 features case studies of modernist art and artists and their relation to Bakhtinian theory. The final part provides a glossary of key terms in Bakhtin's work.
Philippe Birgyis a Professor at the University of Toulouse-Jean Jaures, France, where he teaches critical methodology and literary theory in the English Department and English and American philosophy in the Philosophy Department. He is the author of
Une terrible beaut? : les modernistes anglais ? l'?preuve de la critique girardienne(2005) and the editor of
Revoir 14 : images apr?s tout(2017) and
Samuel Beckett: Drama as Philosophical Endgame?(2011).
From the novel to poetry, dance, and philosophy, this wide-ranging volume seeks to recover and mobilize the resources of Bakhtinian thought in making sense of modernism and modernity. With essays by some of the most visible Bakhtin scholars today, this book is for all those who wish to explore his work, its contexts, and its continuous impact. Galin Tihanov, George Steiner Professor of Comparative Literature, Queen Mary University of London, UK
A very timely and helpful volume by an impressive range of scholars, whilĂM
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