Art and Answerability: Early Philosophical Essays (University of Texas Press Slavic Series) [Paperback]

M. M. Bakhtin (Author), Michael Holquist (Editor), Vadim Liapunov (Translator), Kenneth Brostrom (Translator)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0292704127 | ISBN-13: 978-0292704121 | Publication Date: 1990 | Edition: 1st

Mikhail Bakhtin (1895-1975) is one of the preeminent figures in twentieth-century philosophical thought. Art and Answerability contains three of his early essays from the years following the Russian Revolution, when Bakhtin and other intellectuals eagerly participated in the debates, lectures, demonstrations, and manifesto writing of the period. Because they predate works that have already been translated, these essays--"Art and Answerability," "Author and Hero in Aesthetic Activity," and "The Problem of Content, Material, and Form in Verbal Art"--are essential to a comprehensive understanding of Bakhtin's later works. A superb introduction by Michael Holquist sets out the major themes and concerns of the three essays and identifies their place in the canon of Bakhtin's work and in intellectual history. The introduction, together with Vadim Liapunov's scholarly gloss, makes these essays accessible to students as well as scholars.

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Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 384 pages
• Publisher: University of Texas Press; 1st edition (1990)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0292704127
• ISBN-13: 978-0292704121
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
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