The Physiology of Literature: A.A. Ukhtomskii and the Principle of the Dominant
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2018-09-06
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Osadchuk, Svetlana
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University of Oregon
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Svetlana R. Osadchuk
Master of Arts
Russian, and East European, and Eurasian Studies Program
June 2018
Title: The Physiology of Literature: A.A. Ukhtomskii and The Principle of The Dominant
Russian physiologist Aleksei Alekseevich Ukhtomskii played exceptional role in the development of Russian humanities in general and Russian literary studies in particular; of special interest is his significant influence on the early works of Mikhail Bakhtin. He discovered and introduced into the scientific circulation the dominant principle that has become a point of departure in developing different important concepts such as dominant, chronotope, dialogue and others. This thesis, in a way, is a genealogical recounting of early 20th century Russian literary theory in light of its associations with the work of Ukhtomskii and a demonstration how his ideas can be used in further literary studies.
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Dominant analysis, Early M. Bakhtin, The Deserved Interlocutor, The Dominant, The Other, Ukhtomskii