Polyphonic Consciousness in Fyodor Dostoevsky and James Joyce
Abstract: Mikhail Bakhtin introduces the innovative literary concept of "polyphony" in his book Problems of Dostoevsky?s Poetics. The concept of "polyphony" continues to influence literary studies even today. Polyphony or "multi-voicedness" is radically a "new theory of authorial point of view" (Clark and Holquist 3) which allows autonomous voices to coexist without being subordinated to a single authorial point of view. Thus, polyphony undermines monologic world views and authoritarian discourses.
Keywords: Polyphony, unfinalisabilty, self-conscious, consciousness, plot, surplus of vision
How to Cite?: Dr. Nisha Francis Alapatt, "Polyphonic Consciousness in Fyodor Dostoevsky and James Joyce", Volume 8 Issue 2, February 2019, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 2388-2390, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR19220085727, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR19220085727