Precedent Elements in Modern Rock Poetry: Adaptation Potential (Based on Songs by Gleb Samoilov)

Abstract

The article examines precedent units found in the song texts of Gleb Samoilov (the author of songs for the cult Russian rock band “Agatha Christie” and the band “The Matrixx”). The possibilities of adapting the precedent phenomena in the author's context are described, which allows transforming known meanings and generating new ones. The relevance of the study is due to the fact that the lyrics of modern rock bands, rich in precedent phenomena, reflect the cultural traditions of society and modern cultural values. Results: in the analyzed song texts of the bands “Agatha Christie” and “The Matrixx”, precedent units of different types have been identified; they are associated with Christian sources, Russian classical and Soviet literature, song traditions; they are used to have an emotional impact on the listener, actualize the corresponding associative and intellectual-cultural blocks, and form a conscious attitude towards what is being described, which becomes possible due to the various methods of precedent unit transformation, actively used by the author. The following types of precedent adaptation are defined in the author's context: indirect (allusive) references, lexical and grammatical transformations, changes in the composition of components, combinations of these methods, transposition.