Yuri Tynyanov
Yuri Tynyanov · Arts & Literature
Literary & drama critic
1894, Rezhitsa, Russian Empire (now Rēzekne, Latvia) — 1943, Moscow, Soviet Union
Russian Empire · Soviet Union
Yuri Tynyanov is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Literary & drama critic
Tynyanov was a Russian literary critic, historical novelist and screenwriter of Jewish origin, a central figure of Russian Formalism. His theoretical essays on literary evolution and on the interplay of verse and meaning helped shape modern literary theory, while his novels about Pushkin and his circle, such as 'Kyukhlya' and 'The Death of Vazir-Mukhtar', renewed the Russian historical novel. He was of Jewish background.
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Literary & drama critic
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