JonesFormalismus
JonesFormalismus is a formalist approach in literary and visual arts criticism that foregrounds form, structure, and technical features of a work while treating content, author intention, and historical context as secondary. The term is used in German-language scholarship and in some discussions within the broader formalist tradition to denote a family of analyses that seek to uncover the inherent rules and patterns that organize a work.
Core tenets include the autonomy of the work, the primacy of its formal elements (such as narrative
Origins of the term are debated; JonesFormalismus is not a monolithic doctrine but a label used for
Reception is mixed. Proponents argue that focusing on form reveals the work’s internal coherence and aesthetic
See also: Formalism, Structuralism, New Criticism, Close reading, Autonomy of art.