Russian formalism is a very remarkable theoretical paradigm in the field of knowledge. It has great contributions to the development of later theories such as new criticism, structuralism, etc. It occupies a significant space in Russian criticism, originating in the…
Formalist analysis is a shift from the author-based analysis of a text to the physical characteristics of a text. It concentrates on the inherent aspects of the text to determine its meanings by ignoring the author’s social, cultural, political, religious,…
Futurism refers to a movement in the fields of arts and social movement in the then Soviet Union. The root of formalism, as believed widely, lies in the doctrine of the futurists who were very revolutionary in their thoughts and…
Formalism emerged in the field of literary studies mainly in Russia and Poland in the first decade of the 20th century. It began in Russia before the 1917 Russian Revolution in Moscow Linguistic Circle and Opoyaz (Society of the Study…
Critical theory is a common term used in different fields of knowledge to refer to its nature and analyze it systematically. Many thinkers argue that the term is very loose to define in the academic arena but it has its…
