{"product_id":"russian-formalist-criticism-9780803239982","title":"Russian Formalist Criticism","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Russian formalists emerged from the Russian Revolution with ideas about the independence of literature. They enjoyed that independence until Stalin shut them down. By then, however, they had produced essays that remain among the best defenses ever written for both literature and its theory. Included here are four essays representing key points in the formalists' short history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Some of the most important literary theory of this century.”—\u003ci\u003eCollege English\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIntroduction by Gary Saul MorsonIntroductionVICTOR SHKLOVSKY   Art as Technique   Sterne's \u003ci\u003eTristram Shandy\u003c\/i\u003e: Stylistic CommentaryBORIS TOMASHEVSKY   ThematicsBORIS EICHENBAUM   The Theory of the \"Formal Method\"Index","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49083650212183,"sku":"9780803239982","price":20.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780803239982.jpg?v=1725549599","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/russian-formalist-criticism-9780803239982","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}