The World of Bob Dylan
- Editor: Latham, Sean
(The World of Bob Dylan) offers a comprehensive overview of Bobdom - musical influences from sea shanties and highland ballads to blues and gospel, his interest in Brecht and the Beat poets,... — More…
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$28.50Contents
- Introduction Sean Latham; I. Creative Life:
- 1. A Chronology of Bob Dylan's Life Kevin Dettmar and Sean Latham;
- 2. The Biographies Andrew Muir;
- 3. Songwriting Sean Latham
- 4. The Singles: A Playlist for Framing Dylan's Recording Art Keith Negus; II. Musical Contexts:
- 5. Folk Music Ronald D. Cohen;
- 6. The Blues: 'Kill Everybody Ever Done Me Wrong' Greil Marcus;
- 7. Gospel Music Gayle Wald;
- 8. Country Music: Dylan, Cash, and the Projection of Authenticity Leigh H. Edwards;
- 9. Rock Music Ira Wells;
- 10. Roots Music: Born in a Basement Kim Ruehl;
- 11. The Great American Songbook: 'Better Duck Down the [Tin Pan] Alley Way, Lookin' for a New Friend' Larry Starr; III. Cultural Contexts:
- 12. American Literature Florence Dore;
- 13. World Literature Anne-Marie Mai;
- 14. The Beats Steven Belletto;
- 15. Theatre Damian A. Carpenter;
- 16. Visual Arts: Goya's Kiss Raphael Falco;
- 17. Borrowing Kevin Dettmar;
- 18. Judaism: Saturnine Melancholy and Dylan's Jewish Gnosis Elliot R. Wolfson;
- 19. Christianity: An Exegesis of Modern Times Andrew McCarron; IV. Political Contexts:
- 20. The Civil Rights Movement Will Kaufman;
- 21. The Counterculture Michael J. Kramer;
- 22. Gender and Sexuality: Bob Dylan's Body Ann Powers;
- 23. Justice Lisa O'Neill-Sanders; V. Reception and Legacy:
- 24. The Bob Dylan Brand Devon Powers;
- 25. The Nobel Prize: The Dramaturgy of Consecration James F. English;
- 26. Stardom and Fandom David R. Shumway;
- 27. The Bob Dylan Archive (R) Mark Davidson.