Viktor Shklovsky
Russian writer (1893–1984) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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 | |
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Born | Viktor Borisovich Shklovsky 24 January [O.S. 12 January] 1893 |
Died | 6 December 1984(1984-12-06) (aged 91) |
Alma mater | Saint Petersburg Imperial University |
Notable work | Воскрешение слова (1914) Art as Device (1917) Zoo, or Letters Not About Love (1923) Theory of Prose (1925) |
School | Russian Formalism |
Main interests | Literary theory Literary criticism |
Notable ideas | Ostranenie (1917) |
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)