Viktor Shklovsky

Viktor Shklovsky
Born
Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky

24 January [O.S. 12 January] 1893
Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire
Died6 December 1984(1984-12-06) (aged 91)
Moscow, Soviet Union
Alma materSaint Petersburg Imperial University
Notable workВоскрешение слова (1914)
Art as Device (1917)
Zoo, or Letters Not About Love (1923)
Theory of Prose (1925)
SchoolRussian Formalism
Main interests
Literary theory
Literary criticism
Notable ideas
Ostranenie (1917)

Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky[1] (Russian: Ви́ктор Бори́сович Шкло́вский, IPA: [ˈʂklofskʲɪj]; 24 January [O.S. 12 January] 1893 – 6 December 1984) was a Russian and Soviet literary theorist, critic, writer, and pamphleteer.[2] He is one of the major figures associated with Russian formalism.

Viktor Shklovsky's Theory of Prose was published in 1925.[3] Shklovsky himself is still praised as "one of the most important literary and cultural theorists of the twentieth century"[4] (Modern Language Association Prize Committee); "one of the most lively and irreverent minds of the last century"[5] (David Bellos); "one of the most fascinating figures of Russian cultural life in the twentieth century"[6] (Tzvetan Todorov)

  1. ^ Also transliterated Shklovskii.
  2. ^ Peter Rollberg (2016). Historical Dictionary of Russian and Soviet Cinema. US: Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 670–671. ISBN 978-1442268425.
  3. ^ Shklovsky, Viktor; Sher, Benjamin; Bruns, Gerald (1 April 1993). Theory of Prose. Elmwood Park, Ill: Dalkey Archive Press. ISBN 9780916583644.
  4. ^ "Announcing MLA award winners: Ecocriticism and Italy and Viktor Shklovsky: A Reader - Bloomsbury Literary Studies Blog". Bloomsbury Literary Studies Blog. 11 December 2017. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  5. ^ Bloomsbury.com. "Viktor Shklovsky". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 16 October 2018.
  6. ^ Bloomsbury.com. "Viktor Shklovsky". Bloomsbury Publishing. Retrieved 16 October 2018.