Dream as manifestation of subconsciousness in A. Biely’s autobiographical novel Kocio Letajew

Joanna Nikołajuk, BiałystokIn autobiographical novel Kocio Letajew by A. Biely the phenomenon of dream plays an important role. The author of the article “Dream as a manifestation of subconsciousness in A. Biely’s autobiographical novel Kocio Letajew” attempts to prezent experimental intentions of the writer. The phenomenon of dream in Biely’s poetics becomes an element indicating the relationship of a human with the past, as well as his location is the history of mankind. The author refers to primemory and thus provides insight into ancient times, a return to old traditions, and finding distant roots. Moreover, he points universal and timeless values existing in all the beliefs and mythologies. Small Kocio’s associations, being the example of individual consciousness, become collective experience, current and timeless for the people of all generations, races, and religions. Visualization of archetypes made in dreams and fantasies, in the novel becomes a representation of the deepest, nonrealised, collective human psyche. Dream in the novel is also a source of knowledge about oneself.joanna.nikolajuk@wp.pl129310