Art as Device
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"Art as Device" is a seminal essay by Russian formalist critic Viktor Shklovsky that introduces the concept of "defamiliarization" as a central function of literary art.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Art as Device canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8626791 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Art as Device Context triple: [Viktor Shklovsky, notableWork, Art as Device]
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A.
Art and technology – a new unity
"Art and technology – a new unity" is the famous guiding slogan of the Bauhaus movement, expressing its aim to integrate artistic creativity with modern industrial production.
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B.
A Designer’s Art
A Designer’s Art is a seminal book by graphic designer Paul Rand that explores his philosophy, principles, and influential work in modern visual communication and corporate identity design.
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C.
Art as Experience
Art as Experience is a 1934 book by American philosopher John Dewey that presents a pragmatist theory of art as an integral, experiential aspect of everyday life rather than a separate aesthetic realm.
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D.
Art in Action
Art in Action is a philosophical work by Nicholas Wolterstorff that explores the nature and purpose of art as a form of human action embedded in social and religious practices.
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E.
Kinetic art
Kinetic art is an art movement focused on works that incorporate real or apparent motion as a fundamental expressive element.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Art as Device Target entity description: "Art as Device" is a seminal essay by Russian formalist critic Viktor Shklovsky that introduces the concept of "defamiliarization" as a central function of literary art.
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A.
Art and technology – a new unity
"Art and technology – a new unity" is the famous guiding slogan of the Bauhaus movement, expressing its aim to integrate artistic creativity with modern industrial production.
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B.
A Designer’s Art
A Designer’s Art is a seminal book by graphic designer Paul Rand that explores his philosophy, principles, and influential work in modern visual communication and corporate identity design.
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C.
Art as Experience
Art as Experience is a 1934 book by American philosopher John Dewey that presents a pragmatist theory of art as an integral, experiential aspect of everyday life rather than a separate aesthetic realm.
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D.
Art in Action
Art in Action is a philosophical work by Nicholas Wolterstorff that explores the nature and purpose of art as a form of human action embedded in social and religious practices.
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E.
Kinetic art
Kinetic art is an art movement focused on works that incorporate real or apparent motion as a fundamental expressive element.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian formalist text
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literary essay ⓘ |
| arguesThat |
art is defined by its devices rather than by content
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literary form is autonomous from practical language ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
OPOYAZ
NERFINISHED
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Society for the Study of Poetic Language NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| author | Viktor Shklovsky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralClaim |
art renews perception by disrupting automatized habits of seeing and reading
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the primary function of literary art is to make the familiar strange ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| field |
literary criticism
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literary theory ⓘ poetics ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
literary devices
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techniques of description ⓘ techniques of narration ⓘ |
| genre | theoretical essay ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
device as the basic unit of literary construction
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foregrounding of form over content ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early systematic formulation of defamiliarization in literary theory
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foundational text of Russian formalism ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century literary theory
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formalism in literary studies ⓘ narratology ⓘ structuralist poetics ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Russian formalist circle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introducesTerm |
defamiliarization
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ostranenie ⓘ |
| keyIdea |
art opposes the automatization of perception
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literary works slow down perception to restore the sensation of life ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
defamiliarization
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ostranenie ⓘ |
| movement | Russian formalism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
difference between artistic and practical language
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function of literary form ⓘ nature of literary art ⓘ |
| theoreticalContext | formal analysis of literary devices ⓘ |
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