RUSSIAN FORMALISM

Russian formalism is an influential school of literary criticism in Russia from 1910’s to the 1930’s. It includes work of a number highly influential Russian and Soviet scholars like Viktor Shklovsky, Yuri Tynianov, Vladimir Propp, etc. Who revolutionised literary criticism between 1914-1930’s by establishing autonomy of poetic language and literature. Russian formalism is a major influence on some great thinkers like Mikhail Bakhtin and Yuri Lotman. The term formalism was first used by adversaries of the movement and it also conveys a meaning which is rejected by formalists themselves. Russian formalism describes two different movements like OPOJAZ and Society for study of poetic language. This formalism was a diverse movement producing no unique doctrine and no proponents on central aim. This formalist is a sort of film study which is basically focused on the technical aspects like lighting, sound, shot, editing etc.

      Russian formalism is unique on its functional role of devices and its original concept of history. It has a scientific method for studying poetic language, traditional psychology and cultural historical approaches. It mainly focuses on the uniqueness like literature, music, dance, art, etc. There are two basic principle of formalism: literature itself and literary facts. Formalist’s main endeavour consisted of defining each property specifically to certain poetic language; it may be prose or poetry and analysing the same.

      There are lot of differences in there theoretical assumptions which is to place the study of lietarture on a scientific footing by defining its object and other procedures. They are pretty much untied to find the internal laws and certain principles that make a better piece out of literature literacy, or some art of literature. The literary historical process or literary evolution is a key to concern for Russian formalist. 

      There is no specific relationship between criticism and Russian formalism which was developed during the same time. But they still were independent and have several similarities. Developed during the same time. But they still were independent and have several similarities.