This article aims to explore the value that the notion of hybridisation can hold in a study of the interplay between literature and song. It focuses on the first album by the American rock band Titus Andronicus, The Airing of Grievances, which establishes a dialogue with Albert Camus’s works. This process informs the story told in the album, that is a fictional autobiography by Patrick Stickles, the author of the songs and leader of the band. His reinterpretations of Sisyphus and Meursault in particular help him structure his fictional alter ego. First, we will analyse the pop-philosophical background that supports Stickles’s narrative. Then, we will propose some analytical tools that hybridise elements of transtextuality and aspects of pop music semiotics. This will allow us to study Stickles’s reinterpretations of Albert Camus’s characters in three songs from The Airing of Grievances: “Joset of Nazareth’s Blues”, “No Future Part II: The Day After No Future”, and “Albert Camus”. In this way, we will be able to analyse the process of hybridisation that structures Stickles’s aesthetic identity.
Questo articolo si propone di esplorare l’interesse che la nozione di ibridazione può assumere in uno studio dei rapporti tra letteratura e canzone. Il caso scelto è quello del primo album del gruppo rock americano dei Titus Andronicus, The Airing of Grievances, che tesse numerosi legami con l’opera di Albert Camus. Tali legami nutrono la narrazione che prende forma nell’album: il racconto fittiziamente autobiografico di Patrick Stickles, autore delle canzoni e leader della band. Le riprese dei personaggi di Sisifo e Meursault, in particolare, aiutano il musicista a costruire il proprio alter ego fittizio. Dopo aver analizzato il terreno pop-filosofico su cui Stickles fonda il suo racconto, si proporranno degli strumenti di analisi ibridi, a cavallo tra la transtestualità e la semiotica della musica pop. Ciò permetterà di studiare le riprese dei personaggi camusiani in tre canzoni dell’album: «Joset of Nazareth’s Blues», «No Future Part II: The Day After No Future», «Albert Camus». In tal modo, si potranno analizzare i processi d’ibridazione che strutturano l’identità estetica del cantautore.
Solda', V. (2024). Rocking Around Albert Camus : Camus et le rock américain. TRANS, 30 [10.4000/12ewf].
Rocking Around Albert Camus : Camus et le rock américain
Solda', Valerio
2024-01-01
Abstract
This article aims to explore the value that the notion of hybridisation can hold in a study of the interplay between literature and song. It focuses on the first album by the American rock band Titus Andronicus, The Airing of Grievances, which establishes a dialogue with Albert Camus’s works. This process informs the story told in the album, that is a fictional autobiography by Patrick Stickles, the author of the songs and leader of the band. His reinterpretations of Sisyphus and Meursault in particular help him structure his fictional alter ego. First, we will analyse the pop-philosophical background that supports Stickles’s narrative. Then, we will propose some analytical tools that hybridise elements of transtextuality and aspects of pop music semiotics. This will allow us to study Stickles’s reinterpretations of Albert Camus’s characters in three songs from The Airing of Grievances: “Joset of Nazareth’s Blues”, “No Future Part II: The Day After No Future”, and “Albert Camus”. In this way, we will be able to analyse the process of hybridisation that structures Stickles’s aesthetic identity.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.