Ruski formalizam i književna istorija

The work by Vladislava Ribnikar-Perišić titled Russian Formalism and Literary History (1976) analyzes one of the most influential theoretical movements in 20th-century literary studies. The author explores how Russian Formalists—such as Yuri Tynyanov, Viktor Shklovsky, and Boris Eichenbaum—redefined the concept of literary history and proposed a new methodology for understanding literary development. Instead of viewing literature through traditional biographical, sociological, or psychological frameworks, the Formalists focus on the autonomy of the literary work and the internal dynamics of the forms themselves. The study places particular emphasis on Tynyanov’s theory of literary evolution, in which literary history is viewed not as a simple chronological sequence, but as a constant struggle and succession of literary systems and devices. Ribnikar-Perišić details the concept of "defamiliarization" (ostranenie), the role of parody in disrupting ossified forms, and the relationship between literary normativity and innovation. The study offers valuable insight into how Russian Formalism bridged the gap between the synchronic study of texts and the diachronic tracking of literary processes.