The Aerial Sprite and the Savage Monster: Rewriting Ariel and Caliban as Symbols of Latin America in Angra's Concept Album, Aqua (2010)

Tiago de Melo

doi:10.17851/1982-0739.31.1.83-100

Autores

Tiago de Melo Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG) https://orcid.org/0009-0002-4971-1033

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17851/1982-0739.31.1.83-100

Palavras-chave:

postcolonialism, redemption, Aqua, The Tempest, Shakespeare

Resumo

This paper investigates the adaptation of William Shakespeare’s The Tempest into the album Aqua (2010), by the Brazilian band Angra. My article discusses the extent to which this is a successful adaptation, particularly in representing the dichotomy between Ariel and Caliban to Latin American audiences. I analyze how Angra challenges the typical postcolonial notion that Ariel and Caliban are opposites in musical terms. Moreover, this paper traces how the Biblical theme of redemption is central to both the play and the album.

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Biografia do Autor

Tiago de Melo, Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG)

Mestre em Letras pela Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais. Interesse nas áreas de literatura de língua inglesa, literatura clássica, e teoria da literatura. Também tem como interesse o estudo das masculinidades na literatura.

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