Russian Formalism "defamiliarization" Theoretical Research

"Defamiliarization"is the theoretical basis of Russian formalism, which has a wide and profound effect on the literature study of 20th century. It emphasizes that people should use a whole new way to look closely at and feel the things that they are familiar with. They should extricate people from the restriction of patterning so as to gain the distillation of cognitoin and the emancipation of Poetic sentiment. This thesis attempts to make a discussion on"Defamiliarization"from following several parts.The first part form the two aspects: the context of"Defamiliarization"and the goal and the method of"Defamiliarization"to disscuss the content and essence of"Defamiliarization". To eplains the context of"Defamiliarization"from the three aspects :"Defamiliarization"and"Literariness"; daily language and literary language;"Defamiliarization"and"Automation". The goal of"Defamiliarization"is gaving perception to works. The method of"Defamiliarization"is making the surprised feeling.The seocnd part: From the language angle to discusses the"Defamiliarization". It mainly includes the following three parts:"Defamiliarization"gives independent esthetic value to the literary anguage;"Defamiliarization"enhances the perception of literary language;"Defamiliarization"develops the esthetic space of literary language.The third part: From the"Aesthetic psychological distance"to Further discusses the value of"Defamiliarization", Including making the dim feeling, mystical feeling, the estheticindependence,"the neutrality"angle of view, and so on .