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_bT47 2017
100 1 _aThomas, Richard F.,
_d1950-
245 1 0 _aWhy Bob Dylan matters /
_cRichard F. Thomas.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York, NY :
_bDey St.,
_c[2017]
300 _a358 pages ;
_c20 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
504 _aIncludes Discography.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages [333]-336) and index.
505 0 _aBob Dylan's discography -- Why does Dylan matter to us? -- Together through life -- Dylan and ancient Rome: "That's where I was born" -- "Vibrations in the universe": Dylan tells his own story -- The early thefts: "Mine've been like Verlaine's and Rimbaud's" -- "The gift was given back": Time Out of Mind and beyond -- Mature poets steal: Virgil, Dylan, and the making of a classic -- Modern Times and the world's ancient light: becoming Homer -- The show's the thing: Dylan in performance -- Conclusion: Speechless in Stockholm.
520 8 _aWhen the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate raged. Some celebrated, while many others questioned the choice. How could the world's most prestigious book prize be awarded to a famously cantankerous singer-songwriter who wouldn't even deign to attend the medal ceremony? In 'Why Bob Dylan matters', Harvard Professor Richard F. Thomas answers this question with magisterial erudition. A world expert on Classical poetry, Thomas was initially ridiculed by his colleagues for teaching a course on Bob Dylan alongside his traditional seminars on Homer, Virgil, and Ovid. Dylan's Nobel Prize brought him vindication, and he immediately found himself thrust into the spotlight as a leading academic voice in all matters Dylanological. Today, through his wildly popular Dylan seminar - affectionately dubbed "Dylan 101" - Thomas is introducing a new generation of fans and scholars to the revered bard's work. This witty, personal volume is a distillation of Thomas's famous course, and makes a compelling case for moving Dylan out of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame and into the pantheon of Classical poets.
600 1 0 _aDylan, Bob,
_d1941-
_xCriticism and interpretation.
776 0 8 _iOnline version:
_aThomas, Richard F., 1950- author.
_tWhy Bob Dylan matters
_bFirst edition.
_dNew York : Dey Street Books, [2017]
_z9780062685759
_w(DLC) 2017042422.
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