Features of the implementation of oneiric poetics as a model of two-worlds in the works of O. Arefieva

this study provides an analytical substantiation of the specific features of oneiric poetics within the context of romantic dual-worlds, as exemplified by the texts of O. Arefieva. The research focuses on identifying and contrasting two distinct modalities of the dream motif, manifested in the song lyrics "Then One Night I Became a Dog" («Так однажды ночью я стал собакой») and "N". In the former text, the author constructs a oneiric situation linked to the resolution of internal conflicts, portrayed through animalistic metamorphosis. In the latter, the oneiric state gives rise to a postmodernist ironic delirium, reflecting an escape from reality. The author's distinctive techniques for artistically shaping the chronotope of sleep and related oneiric states are identified, along with the semantic dimension of the dual-world opposition between dream and reality. It is established that Arefieva's oneiro-poetics, synthesizing the romantic tradition of dual worlds and postmodern irony, serves not only to form the "reality-dream" opposition but also to articulate the conflict between a person's inner and outer nature. The study demonstrates that through immersion in an oneiric reality, the lyrical protagonist either attains a path to self-cognition and symbolic freedom or encounters an absurd farce that negates the search for meaning. In both instances, a fundamental juxtaposition of reality and dream is evident: in "Then One Night...", although reality is perceived as a coherent picture, it is experienced by the lyrical subject as empty, who yearns to return to the dream. In "N", the modality of oneiric delirium becomes a means of transcending the protagonist's oppressive existence, allowing him to live a vivid and fulfilling life within the dream.

O. Arefieva, rock poetry, song literature, song, dream, oneiroid state, literature of the turn of the XX – XXI centuries