Description:In Bakhtinian Thought, Simon Dentith provides a lucid and approachable introduction to the work of Bakhtin and his circle, helpfully taking the reader through the many areas of their thought. Dentith indicates the many points of contention, difficulty and importance. The book not only draws together the often disparately collected writing of Bakhtin, but also that of Voloshinov and Medvedev, language theorists of commensurable importance as well.