Poetics of Daydream

«Poetics of Daydream» (1960) — the penultimate book of the French philosopher, theorist of science and art Gaston Bachelard (1884–1962), whose ideas influenced Barthes, Foucault, Sartre, and Derrida. It is dedicated to the creative power of imagination, from which poetry and art are born.

«Daydream» — a special state of consciousness, distinct from dreaming and rational thinking, a creative act that connects a person with the world through amazing images: «…poetic daydreams — these are imagined lives that expand the boundaries of our existence and bring us into harmony with the universe». From the analysis of archetypes through the phenomenology of childhood daydreams, the author arrives at a cosmic dimension of dreaming. This book, written in a light, airy language, permeated with the poetry of Shelley, Novalis, Rilke, will help to see the magic in simple things, find keys to creativity, and feel the therapeutic power of dreaming.