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It has seemed at times that there is no neutral territory between those who see Bakhtin as the practitioner of a kind of neo-Marxist, or at least materialist, deconstruction and those who look at the same texts and see a defender of traditional, liberal humanist values and classical conceptions of order, a conservative in the true sense of the term. Arising from a conference under the same title held at Texas Tech University, Carnivalizing Difference seeks to explore the actual and possible relationships between Bakhtinian theory and cultural practice. The introduction explores the changing configurations of our understanding of Bakhtin's work in the context of recent theory and outlines how that understanding can inform, and be informed by, culture both ancient and modern. Eleven articles, spanning a wide range of periods and cultural forms, then address these issues in detail, revealing the ways in which Bakhtinian thought illuminates, sometimes obfuscates, but always challenges.
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" STUDIES IN RUSSIAN AND EUROPEAN LITERATURE ROUTLEDGE HARWOOD A series edited by Peter I. Bana Universi ty of Surrey �d Dadd Sh�p"�rd University of Sheffield Edt i orial Board ivalizing Patricia Brodsky, Vni"ersir)" of Missouri ar Kansas Ciry Pamela Davidson. Universil}, of Ltmdoll Galya Diment. Vnivusiry of WashillglUn. Seal/Ie John Elsworth. Un;"usiry of Manchester Julian Graffy, Vlliver.,ir}" of Lolldon Difference Joan Grossman. Uni,'usiry of Clllifomia. Berkele)" Lindsey Hughes. U I/iursir)' of Lolldoll Vy3Chc:�lav Ivanov. Moscow Stale VIlil'usily and UIII\·er.•iry of California UI Los Angeles Michael Katz. Universit)' of THas ar AUSlin Catriona Kelly. Vnil"('f.•il), of Oxford Roger Keys. Uniw·nif}' of SI Anduws, Seollmrd William Lcatherbarrow. U"iI'ersiry of Sheffield Arnold McMillin. U";"ersi1)" of London Bemice GlalU"r Rosenthal, Fordham U";l"ersiry. BralU, N� York Volume I Russi an Literature and the Classics Ediled by Peler I. &na. Dul"id H.J. Ltlmrm.r. and Paul Allnr Mille'r Volume 2 •• The Contexts of Bakhtin: Philosophy, Authorship. Aestbetics Ediled by David Shepherd Volume 3 Reconstructing the Canon: Russian Writing in tile 198(k Ediled by Arnold McMillin Volume 4 lurll Dombrovskii: Freedom Under Totalitarianism Peter Do)"le Volume 5 Gender and .sexuality in Russian Civilisation Edited by Petu I. Bana • EDITED .. PETER I. BAItTA VNIVnSITY OF Suu.l;v, GuilDfOl.D, UK PAUL ALLEN MfUfR LlNIVEISm'Of SoUTH GMotrN... . CHAltlEs)/LAna:. ( lINlVEISIr.f Of Geo�. USA """ DAYID SHEPHERD UNIVflStrf Of $1ft!ff1tLD. UK USA. CONTENTS First published 2001 II New Feucr Lane. London EC4P 4EE by Routledge Simultaneously published in the USA and Cllllada 29 West 35th StreeL Ncw York. NY 10001 by Routledge RUllllfag.· is /111 impril1l o/liIe Taylor & Ffli/lcis GrollI' 02001 Taylor & Fr�ncis Booh Ltd Typeset by Expo Holdings. Malaysi a Printed and bound in Great Britain by MPG Books Ltd. Bodmin rights reserved. No part of this book may be reprimoo or utilised in any fonn or by any electronic. mechanical. or other means. now known or hereafter invented. including photocopying and recording. or in any information storage or retrieV".d system. without pennission in writing from the publishers. Introduction to the Series Transliteration and Translation A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Lib rary . .. ix . XIII . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . Introduction Peter l. Barra el (II.................... . Alienated Couples in Euripidean Tragedy: A Bakhtinian Analysis . ............... 2