The World of Bob Dylan

Contents

• 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.