The Functions of Dreams and Fantasies in the Contemporary Poetry of the Poets of Łódź

The article revealed intentions by which the circle of the contemporary poets of Łódź use images of
an oneiric nature. Seven functions, which are most frequently observed in the works treating of dreams
and fantasies, were specified and described. They express pursuits of the speaker to: at first — return
contents having been put to the subconsciousness, secondly — reveal experiences of an erotic nature;
thirdly — reveal fears and obsessions; fourthly — anticipation; fifthly — summon memories; sixthly
— spiritual interaction with people distanced in time and space; and seventhly — fable and metaphysical
interpretation of existence. In consideration were included as the background statements of philosophers
and writers coping with the symbolism of dreams and fantasies.