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    Russian Formalism

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    A Brief Introduction to Russian Formalism Zhu Gang In the heyday of high modernism emerged a group of college students and young faculty in Moscow and Petersburg‚ Russia‚ whose interest was claimed to be literature per se. They were few in number‚ but their unmistakable insistence on the ideal status of literary study and stubborn pursuit for its realization has marked the beginning of a new era‚ and produced profound influence on the subsequent development of contemporary Western critical

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    particular I will be looking into the views of the Russian formalists such as Victor Shlovsky and Alexander Potebnya‚ and relating their thoughts to the poem. I will then be seeing how the ‘The Thorn’ relates to elements of the uncanny in its content. I will finish by including a reader response‚ where I will draw on my own thoughts of the poem. Russian formalism Russian formalism advocated a ‘scientific’ method for studying poetic language. Russian formalists saw poetry as something that can be mechanically

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    Russian Formailsm

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    Russian formalism was an influential school of literary criticism in Russia from the 1910s to the 1930s. It includes the work of a number of highly influential Russian and Soviet scholars such as Viktor Shklovsky‚ Yuri Tynianov‚ Vladimir Propp‚ Boris Eichenbaum‚ Roman Jakobson‚ Boris Tomashevsky‚ Grigory Gukovsky who revolutionised literary criticism between 1914 and the 1930s by establishing the specificity and autonomy of poetic language and literature. Russian formalism exerted a major influence

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    Russian Formalism

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    Russian formalism. A school of literary theory and analysis that emerged in Russia around 1915‚ devoting itself to the study of literariness‚ i.e. the sum of ’devices’ that distinguish literary language from ordinary language. In reaction against the vagueness of previous literary theories‚ it attempted a scientific description of literature (especially poetry) as a special use of language with observable features. This meant deliberately disregarding the contents of literary works‚ and thus inviting

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    M.A. Student

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    VIKTOR SHKLOVSKY "ART AS TECHNIQUE" Viktor Shklovsky: * Russian and Soviet critic‚ writer‚ and pamphleteer. * In 1916 he founded the OPOYAZ‚ one of the two groups‚ with the Moscow Linguistic Circle‚ which developed the critical theories and techniques of Russian Formalism. * He is best known for developing the concept of “ostranenie” or “defamiliarization” in literature. He explained the concept in the important essay "Art as Technique" (also translated as "Art as Device"). Art

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    Russians and Br

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    political issues in the debate over Pan-Slavism were nationalism for ones race and a quest for power. <br> <br>In 1871 Slavs occupied most of eastern and southern Europe. The Slavs came from many nations. They populated the Austro-Hungarian‚ German‚ Russian‚ and the Balkan Areas of the Ottoman Empires. However as a result of their geographic diversity‚ there was no single language or literature for the Slavic population. Slavs were so disunited that although they shared a common nationality‚ there was

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    Russian Teaching Style

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    Russian teaching styles Teaching English in an international setting has always seemed very appealing to me. Ever since I began taking Spanish and discovering how cool it can be to communicate with another individual in a foreign tongue‚ I have been quite excited about sharing this passion in a formal setting. Often times I go over how I would accomplish teaching English to a non-native speaker most affectively in my head. During this process I have taken many factors into account. However‚ one

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    Russian Culture

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    Russian culture has a long history. “In fact early Russia was not exactly ‘Russia‚’ but a collection of cities that gradually coalesced into an empire. In the early part of the ninth century‚ a Scandanavian people known as the Varangians and their leader Rurik invested in one of these first cities‚ Novgorod. Rurik’s successor‚ Oleg extended the power of the city southward and established Kievan Rus‚ which is now Ukraine” (Ancient). Russians are known to be very proud of their country and traditions

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    Russian Family Roles

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    Every culture in society has its own views and values when it comes to family life. Within the Russian culture‚ family is extremely important and plays a vital role in their everyday occurrences. As nurses‚ it is important to know the roles that each member of the family carries‚ as well as the specific gender roles within that family. We must also understand what family values the Russian culture holds‚ and be able to comprehend how these values affect nursing care. The role each member

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    Russian Holidays

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    Russian Holidays Our holiday traditions play an integral part in defining who we are as people‚ in that‚ we all enjoy celebrating holidays‚ whether it¡¯s Christmas‚ the New Year‚ or Easter. Russians feel the same way‚ although their holidays and traditions differ a little from American ones. In chronological order‚ the first holiday is celebrated on January 1st and 2nd and just happens to be the most popular and most notable holiday- The New Year. As in the United States‚ Russians celebrate

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