This is not a dream: the characters and the oneiric concept in Julio Cortázar's first fantastic stories
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This essay deals with the theme of the dream in Julio Cortázar's work in a neglected way. It problematizes the falsified relationship that the characters maintain with this notion in the fantastic stories of Cortázar's first stage, La otra orilla, Bestiario and Final del juego. Are the experiences that the characters live through dreams? Returning to a methodology of classical narratology, considering the hyper-subjective and fantastic character of Cortazar's work, as well as the active role of the reader in the production of the text, the stories “Las manos que crecen”, “Distante espejo”, “Retorno de la noche” and “La noche boca arriba” are analyzed in more detail.
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