Night, Dream, Nightmare. An Oneiric Reading of Chekhov’s Seagull
Night, Dream, Nightmare. An Oneiric Reading of Chekhov’s Seagull
Author(s): Călin CiobotariSubject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Psychology, Psychoanalysis, Film / Cinema / Cinematography, Theory of Literature
Published by: Presa Universitara Clujeana
Keywords: Chekhov; Seagull; nocturnal; sleep; nightmare;
Summary/Abstract: The present study proposes a reinterpretation of Chekhovʼs play from the perspective of the relationship the characters have with the night, with sleep, with dreams and nightmares. A very complex oneiric web is created by Chekhov by means of several factors: certain disturbances of temporality, slowness of themovement of the characters, boredom as a background state, drowsiness, insomnia, forgetfulness, identity disorders and so on.
Journal: International Journal on Humanistic Ideology
- Issue Year: XIII/2023
- Issue No: 2
- Page Range: 113-124
- Page Count: 12
- Language: English