Art's effect is due to the tension resulting from the clash of the collocation of elements of two (or more) systems of interpretation. This conflict has the function of breaking down automatism of perception and occurs simultaneously on the many… — Yuri Lotman Copy Share Image
Poetic language features an iconic rather than a predominantly conventional relationship of form and content in which all language (and cultural) elements, variant as well as invariant, may be involved in the expression of the content.", "Analysis of the Poetic… — Yuri Lotman Copy Share Image
Certain supplementary restrictions imposed on the text compel us to perceive it as poetry. As soon as one assigns a given text to the… — Yuri Lotman Copy Share Image
Artistic simplicity is more complex than artistic complexity for it arises via the simplification of the latter and against its backdrop or system. — Yuri Lotman Copy Share Image
Art's effect is due to the tension resulting from the clash of the collocation of elements of two (or more) systems of interpretation. This… — Yuri Lotman Copy Share Image
Poetic language features an iconic rather than a predominantly conventional relationship of form and content in which all language (and cultural) elements, variant as… — Yuri Lotman Copy Share Image
A statue of Apollo in a museum does not seem naked, but attach a tie to its neck and it will strike us as… — Yuri Lotman Copy Share Image
