Mikhail Bakhtin's ideas have influenced thinking in literary studies, anthropology, linguistics, psychology and social theory. Michael Holquist's study draws on all of Bakhtin's writings known to exist to provide a comprehensive account of his achievement. He argues that Bakhtin's work gains coherence through his commitment to the concept of dialogue. He examines Bakhtin's dialogues with theorists such as Saussure, Freud, Marx and Lukacs, as well as other figures in the history of thinking whose connection with Bakhtin's work has previously been ignored. Dialogism also includes dialogic...