Spoiler, mroczne intrygi i oktawy równoległe czyli Brecht na Netflixie
Spoiler, dark intrigues, parallel octaves. Brecht on Netflix

Summary/Abstract: Aim. The main purpose is an attempt to find an answer as to whether the creators of Netflix Series The Series of Unfortunate Events (Sonnenfeld, 2017-2019) intentionally or unintentionally realized Bertolt Brecht’s concepts which he described in his theoretical works. The paper focusses especially on musicality of the Netflix production and Brecht’s theatre. Concepts discussed. The paper is based on current studies of the seriality in both culture and pop culture, with a comparative analysis of the musicality of Brecht’s works and theoretical concepts, and the music pieces of the Netflix series. The role of the pieces seems to be somewhat analogues, which poses the question of similarities in the function of the construction of cultural texts and the intentionality of the reference — which becomes the main topic of the article. Results. The similarities observed through the process of analysis show the post-Brechtian character of the musical pieces in The Series of Unfortunate Events. However, the origins of the songs differ. Brecht’s are more political, while songs in The Series … are to be entertaining, sometimes with a social messages, an understanding of which is not required to understand the series’ main message. This indicates the multiplicity of possible interpretations of the series, and pop culture as a whole. Cognitive value. The paper includes a comprehensive analysis of the musicality of the songs of Brecht and the Netflix Series of Unfortunate Events. This research might lead to further studies of the mutual influences and antagonisms between theses stereotypically presumed as “high culture” and modern pop culture.

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