MEET BAKHTIN!
"Who is Bakhtin?" A Poem!
Bakhtin was a man who lived long, long ago.
He thought lots of thoughts, and let them all grow.
His thoughts had some silly, some willy, some nilly,
Ideas that worked, and sometimes were frilly.
Bakhtin claimed a word, called "Carnivalesque",
Seen in some books, in drawings and text.
Carnivalesque means something that's giggly,
Something that's fun, that's crazy, with imagery
Of people and places and adventures to see.
Let's go together, and see what could be.
Kids just like YOU can enter this world,
By going on trips with the boys and the girls,
Who live in the pages of books that we love
That are carnivalesque, in spirit and fun!
These books exist, I have some examples,
So come look around, and see some samples,
Of books that Bakhtin would surely have thought,
Have carnivalesque themes and plots!
Facts About Bakhtin:
Mikhail Bakhtin: 1895-1975
Pieter Bruegel painted this image of a carnival in 1559 and titled it The Fight Between Carnival and Lent. Bakhtin really liked this painting.
-His name was a mouthful: Mikhail Mikhailovich Bakhtin!
-Russian philosopher in the 20th century
-Bakhtin was interested in the Middle Ages (5th-15th century: over 600 years ago!)
-He was fascinated by carnivals, especially ones in the Middle Ages: he loved the laughter, freedom, ridiculousness, and imagination that were seen at the carnivals
A painting of Bakhtin
