Russian Formalism

The video discusses one of the important literary theories i.e. Russian Formalism. It begins with the origin and development and later proceeds with the different schools associated with it and the major proponents of this theory along with their quotes in this connection. It also focuses on various related terms like - literariness, fabula, syuzhet, defamilarisation, and alienation effect. The video ends with arguments laid by critics against this theory along with the thinkers, influenced by it.

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