The Problem of Memory and Oblivion: Bakhtin’s Mechanisms of Saving/Erasing Traces of Traditions in Cultural History

The question of genre traditionally occupies a central position in Russian literary theory. This article focuses on the problem of memory and oblivion, their role in the development of literary genres, construction of images, and preservation and transmission of tradition. The concepts of great memo...

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Main Author: Irina L. Popova
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences 2016-09-01
Series:Studia Litterarum
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Online Access:http://old.studlit.ru/articles/Popova.pdf