Defamiliarisation

Research

Making the familiar seem strange so that it can be seen anew; coined by Viktor Shklovsky (ostranenie, 1917) as the defining function of literary art.

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Sources

1. Wikipedia (well-established literary-history fact; Shklovsky's essay "Art as Device"/"Art as Technique") en.wikipedia.org accessed 20 August 2026 — Wikipedia, not an official source; this entry still needs one

From the AJG lexicon archive (July 2026); fact-checked against primary sources 20 August 2026.