Russian Formalism

GPTKB entity

Properties (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf literary theory
gptkbp:associatedWith gptkb:Moscow_Linguistic_Circle
OPOYAZ
gptkbp:availableIn 1930s
gptkbp:characterizedBy analysis of literary form
focus on the text itself
rejection of biographical criticism
rejection of historical context
gptkbp:competesWith New Criticism
Marxist_literary_criticism
gptkbp:contributedTo structuralism
semiotics
gptkbp:criticism neglect of social context
perceived elitism
overemphasis on form
lack of engagement with reader response
limited scope of analysis
gptkbp:developedBy early 20th century
gptkbp:emphasizes defamiliarization
literary autonomy
gptkbp:focusesOn literary devices
form over content
structure of texts
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Russian Formalism
gptkbp:influenced literary criticism
post-structuralism
narratology
gptkbp:influencedBy Symbolism
Futurism
gptkbp:keyFigures gptkb:Yuri_Tynyanov
gptkb:Roman_Jakobson
gptkb:Viktor_Shklovsky
gptkb:Boris_Eikhenbaum
gptkbp:legacy influence on cultural studies
influence on film theory
impact on contemporary literature
influence on modern literary theory
development of literary analysis techniques
gptkbp:notableWorks 'Art_as_Technique'_by_Viktor_Shklovsky
'The_Structure_of_the_Artistic_Text'_by_Yuri_Tynyanov
'The_Sound_Shape'_by_Roman_Jakobson
gptkbp:originatedIn gptkb:Russia
gptkbp:promoted critics
literary scholars
gptkbp:relatedTo Aesthetics
Linguistics
Structuralism
Formalism