The Reality and How It Is Mirrored in Dreams in F.M. Dostoevsky’s Works Cover Image

Realitatea si reflectarea ei în vis la F.M. Dostoievski
The Reality and How It Is Mirrored in Dreams in F.M. Dostoevsky’s Works

Author(s): Roxana Pena
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Studies of Literature, Russian Literature, Philology
Published by: Editura Universităţii din Bucureşti
Keywords: Oneiric; reality; anticipation; subconscious;

Summary/Abstract: The Russian literature of the 19th century was and still is highly debated by literary critics. Dostoevsky, a significant representative of that period, offered his readers questions and answers which are generally valid even today. Whether we talk about his psychological, philosophical or religious writings, Dostoevsky made use of a specific technique of painting the reality in dreams, using the oneiric as an instrument of revelation or as an alternative to past events. This article highlights the role of the dream in two different stories written by Dostoevsky (where the oneiric might be difficult to be observed) and in his well-known novel Crime and punishment.

  • Issue Year: 6/2018
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 68-75
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Romanian