Phenomenological aspect of the title of B. Pasternak’s book of poems The Twin in the Clouds

Abstract

This article focuses on the phenomenological interpretation of Boris Pasternak’s first book of poems, The Twin in the Clouds, examining the artistic intentions that shape the work’s subjective structure. The study delves into the creative conflict involved in defining the lyrical subject, seeking self-identity and engaging in a dialogue with their “double”. The analysis incorporates mythopoetic, hermeneutic and psychoanalytic perspectives to explore the work’s imagery. The author investigates the unique intentional experiences of the lyrical subject within the artistic text’s syntagmatic-paradigmatic connections, transcending conventional sign-defined certainty. This aspect models the existential-ontological realization of the lyrical hero and the author’s self-awareness in phenomenological reflection. The article also examines the linguistic structure of the poetic texts, exploring various interpretations of metaphors that trace back to the sacred tradition of naming. The analytical portion of the article focuses on texts that best demonstrate the ideologically significant aspects of Pasternak’s book. These texts primarily reveal the intentional specificity of resolving the existential conflict of the lyrical subject in their quest for cosmogonic unity with their divine counterpart. The study’s conclusions present findings from an analysis of all poems in the book, considering the actualization of artistic intentions in three main aspects: ontological, gnoseological, and metaphysical. This comprehensive approach uncovers the full range of the hero–subject’s existential experiences.