Jak je udělán Gogolův Plášť a jiné studie – Ejchenbaum Boris (2013)

Boris Ejchenbaum (1886–1959) is considered one of the most significant representatives of Russian formalism. The beginnings of his scientific work are associated with the fading symbolism, its aesthetics, and philosophical questioning; after 1917, he joined the emerging formalist movement (other prominent representatives include V. Shklovsky, R. Jakobson, J. Tynyanov, B. Tomashevsky, etc.), to which he contributed particularly in the field of prose analysis. He focused on the problems of narrative organization (the status of the narrator), outlined key questions regarding the issue of time in literary history, dealt with the sound aspect of artistic works, the relationship between poetry and prose, and questioned the meaning of literary theory and history. He enriched literary terminology with some terms that are still used today (skaz, literary life). However, he did not limit himself exclusively to his own literature – he was also interested in the issues of artistic performance and the phenomenon of film and their relation to verbal works. After the dispersal of formalism and during a time of increasing ideological pressure, he primarily devoted himself to editorial practice and textual problems. Overall, his scientific work represents a fresh, non-academic way of thinking that is capable of addressing a number of questions...