The life and work of M.M. Bakhtin through the eyes of a Canadian researcher

A review of K. Hirschkop’s book “The Cambridge introduction to Mikhail Bakhtin” is presented. The by the renowned Canadian literary and cultural studies scholar Professor Hirschkop aims give a systematic description M.M. Bakhtin’s scientific heritage for English-speaking reader, especially philology students’ audience. According reviewers, author solves in this both traditional tasks textbook, performed genre «Introduction» as well purely research tasks. For first time English-language Bakhtin Studies an analysis theory practice Russian thinker presented on basis texts his collected works, which Hirshkop convinced forms image “new” Bakhtin. proven scheme Introductions series allows consistently present compact sketch scholar’s life, main sources contexts philosophical philological pursuits, key ideas process reception world second half 20th early 21st centuries.