Viktor Shklovsky's Art as Technique

Explore Viktor Shklovsky's influential essay "Art as Technique" in this 36-minute lecture. Delve into Shklovsky's groundbreaking concept of defamiliarization and its impact on literary theory. Examine how the Russian Formalist critic argues that art's purpose is to make objects "unfamiliar," challenging our habitual perceptions and revitalizing our experience of the world. Analyze Shklovsky's ideas on the distinction between poetic and practical language, and understand how his theories continue to shape modern approaches to literature and art criticism.