
Defamiliarization or ostranenie (остранение) is the artistic technique of presenting to audiences common things in an unfamiliar or strange way, in order to enhance perception of the familiar. A central concept in 20th century art and theory, ranging over movements including Dada, postmodernism, epic theatre, and science fiction, it is a...
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(from the article `Tolstoy, Leo`) `Kholstomer` (written 1863; revised and published 1886; `Kholstomer: The Story of a Horse`) has become famous for its dramatic use of a favourite ...
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The literary theoretical term 'defamiliarization' is an English translation for Viktor Shklovsky's R
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