Unconscious (Masterplots II: Poetry, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: André Breton
- First Published: 1932
- Type of Work: Narrative
- Genres: Free verse, Poetry, Narrative poetry
- Subjects: France or French people, Sex or sexuality, Surrealism, Paris, Consciousness, Mind and body
The Poem
“Unconscious,” a poem in free verse, consists of fifty-five lines. The title refers to that category of the mind outside conscious experience; the original French suggests both “unacquainted” and “unconsummated” as well. The poem is inexact in its subject matter: The poetic voice moves in and out of the poem with no consistent pattern, and changing points of reference, broken thoughts, and the absence of punctuation further complicate the reader’s comprehension. Furthermore, it is unclear whether the protagonist of the poem is the narrator, although both...
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