Structure of M. Bakhtin's article "Epos and novel"

The systemic character of M. Bakhtin's conception is shown with the use of the example of his work Epos and Novel. As a result of such an analysis of the text and composition of Bakhtin's article, the conclusion is drawn that to understand Bakhtin's scholar work fully one has to take into account not only his new interpretations, but also the inner logic of the scholar's studies.