The origins of animalistic motives in the rock lyrics by "Pink Floyd"

The article deals with the literary sources of influence on animal characters by Syd Barrett and Roger Waters, the song-writers and co-founders of the British band «Pink Floyd» (1965-2015). The appearance of the animal characters is pictured through the transformation of myth into animal tale, and later into urban folklore. The article denotes the stages which the animal characters by Pink Floyd underwent since their first album «The Piper at the Gates of Dawn» (1967) mentioning post-Victorian children literature and «The Wind in the Willows» (1908) by Kenneth Grahame as its major influence, and ending with the concept album «Animals» (1977) within the dystopian tradition of the «Animal Farm: A Fairy Story» (1945) by George Orwell. At the same the article highlights the distinctive animalist features shaped specifically by «Pink Floyd». The article outlines further possible investigation of realms of child's psyche, psychedelic experience and historical context - responsible for the evolution of rock lyrics in general, and its animalist approach, in particular.