Samuel Beckett’s Texts as Dreams: A Study of Trauma through Literature

Author(s)	Dr. Shraddha Abhijit Deshpande
Country	India
Abstract	The works of Samuel Beckett have imparted a new identity and significance to drama and fiction, through a series of concrete stage images underlying the theme of endurance and hope. In a way it communicates and offers the author’s most intimate vision of the human situation, addressing the mysteries of existence itself. The close analysis of his language and co-text has always been a topic of tremendous scrutiny amongst critics. One of the distinctive attempts to explore his work is the study of his unconscious mind. The notion that human psychology can appreciate and interpret literature at different levels owes a great deal to the Freudian theories. It emphasizes the role of unconscious in the creativity of the writer that is crafted out of repressed wishes and fantasies. The paper has attempted to uncover the hidden meanings of a dream by studying the dramas of Samuel Beckett and are considered as his dream work.
Keywords	Trauma and Literature, Interpretation of Dreams, Psychoanalytical Criticism
Field	Sociology > Linguistic / Literature
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 3, May-June 2025
Published On	2025-05-21
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i03.44410
Short DOI	https://doi.org/g9mh7n

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