Russian Formalism and Defamiliarization (Ostranenie)
러시아 형식주의와 낯설게 하기
A foundational literary theory asserting that the prime function of art and poetics is "defamiliarization" (ostranenie)—making the familiar strange to disrupt automatized perceptual habits.
| Field | Literature & Literary Theory · Cultural Studies |
|---|---|
| Level of analysis | Micro · Individual |
| Paradigm | Structuralism Hermeneutics |
| Key figures | 👤 Viktor Shklovsky (빅토르 시클롭스키) |
| Year | 1917 |
Key Claims
Viktor Shklovsky argued that habitualization devours works, clothes, furniture, and the fear of war. Art exists that one may recover the sensation of life: the technique of art is to make objects ‘unfamiliar’, to make forms difficult, and to increase the difficulty and length of perception.
Further Reading
- Shklovsky, V. (1917). Art as technique. In Russian Formalist Criticism: Four Essays (pp. 3–24). University of Nebraska Press.
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