Question

Summary of art as technique by viktor shklovsky

Answer 1

Victor Shklovosky, a founder of the OPAYAZ group in Russia, occupies a significant position in Russian Formalism by introducing his literary concept of art as technique, thereby making the notion of defamiliarization as a central tenet of the Russian Formalism. His emphasis lies on the exploration of new literary techniques and devices in a work of art for its renewed perception and literariness. He refutes the theory of the work of art as an art that exploits no more new devices and techniques; instead he put forward that if art uses the same device repeatedly it only gives a stale taste. He rejects Potebnya, who emphasizes on the use of imagery in every literary art and symbols and images are in the fundamental defining elements of poetry.

Answer 2

Viktor Shklovsky had said that art has the same device which is being repeated again and again but it only gives a stale taste.He also said that art is being exploited but with no new devices and techniques. Viktor was a critic and a literary theorist who was a Russian and he was also a good writer.