Background
Jones, Malcolm Vince was born on January 7, 1940 in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, United Kingdom. Son of Reginald Cross and Winifred Ethel (Vince) Jones.
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Recent developments in critical theory form the basis for this new study of Dostoyevsky which evaluates the radical contributions to Dostoyevsky criticism made by the critic and literary theorist M.M. Bakhtin. Malcolm Jones first redefines Dostoyevsky's much-debated "fantastic realism"; accepting Bakhtin's reading of Dostoyevsky in its essentials, he seeks out its weaknesses and develops it in new directions. Taking well-known texts by Dostoyevsky in turn, Jones illustrates aspects of their multivoicedness: the emotional and intellectual turmoil suffered by individual characters in the novels; the frequent surprises that undermine the confidence of readers (and other characters) who suppose they have fully understood a character; and finally some of the ways in which Dostoyevsky's texts make use of both factual documentation and Romantic traditions of unreality.
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Jones, Malcolm Vince was born on January 7, 1940 in Stoke-sub-Hamdon, United Kingdom. Son of Reginald Cross and Winifred Ethel (Vince) Jones.
Bachelor with honors, University Nottingham, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Nottingham, 1966.
Assistant lecturer in Russian, U. Sussex, Brighton, United Kingdom, 1965-1967; lecturer department Slavonic studies, U. Nottingham, United Kingdom, 1967-1973; senior lecturer, U. Nottingham, United Kingdom, 1973-1980; professor Slavonic studies, U. Nottingham, United Kingdom, since 1980. Member humanities research board British Academy, since 1994. Pro-vice-chancellor U. Nottingham, 1987-1992.
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Member British Association for Slavonic and East European Studies (vice president 1988-1990), Coordinator Council Area Studies' Association (chairman 1991-1993), Area Studies Monitoring Group, International Dostoevsky Society (president since 1995).
Married Jennifer Rosemary Durrant, July 27, 1963. Children: Alexander Vince, Helen Elizabeth.