Viktor Shklovsky
Viktor Shklovsky | |
|---|---|
| Born | Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky 24 January [O.S. 12 January] 1893 Saint Petersburg, Russian Empire |
| Died | 6 December 1984 (aged 91) Moscow, Soviet Union |
| Education | |
| Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Imperial University |
| Philosophical work | |
| School | Russian Formalism |
| Main interests | Literary theory Literary criticism |
| Notable works | Воскрешение слова (1914) Art as Device (1917) Zoo, or Letters Not About Love (1923) Theory of Prose (1925) |
| Notable ideas | Ostranenie (1917) |
Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky (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. He is one of the major figures associated with Russian formalism.
Viktor Shklovsky's Theory of Prose was published in 1925. Shklovsky himself is still praised as "one of the most important literary and cultural theorists of the twentieth century" (Modern Language Association Prize Committee); "one of the most lively and irreverent minds of the last century" (David Bellos); "one of the most fascinating figures of Russian cultural life in the twentieth century" (Tzvetan Todorov)