Bob Dylan (eBook)

American Troubadour

Donald Brown (Autor)

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2023
308 Seiten
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-8108-8421-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Donald Brown follows shifting versions of Dylan, from songs of social involvement to more personal songs, exploring his influential albums, tours, and personas. In an engaging adventure, Brown provides insightful critical commentary on Dylan’s entire career in the context of its times to assess the relationship of Dylan's music to American culture.

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"e;The book's strength is a thorough assessment of Dylan's career, album by album, song by song. Both longtime fans and newcomers . . . will appreciate."e; -Library JournalWith Bob Dylan's receipt of the Nobel Prize in Literature, his iconic status as an American musical, cultural, and poetic giant has never been more apparent. Bob Dylan: American Troubadour is the first book to look at Dylan's career, from his first album to his masterpiece Tempest. Donald Brown provides insightful critical commentary on Dylan's prolific body of work, placing Dylan's career in the context of its time in order to assess the relationship of Dylan's music to contemporary American culture. Each chapter follows the shifting versions of Dylan, from his songs of conscientious social involvement to more personal exploratory songs; from his influential rock albums of the mid-1960s to his adaptations of country music; from his three very different tours in the 1970s to his "e;born again"e; period as a proselytizer for Christ and his frustrations as a recording and performing artist in the 1980s; from his retrospective importance in the 1990s to the refreshingly vital albums he has been producing in the 21st century. "e;This concise examination of the Dylan corpus is especially good for younger generations who may want to better understand how a musician in his early seventies can still be so compelling and relevant in twenty-first-century America."e;. Booklist "e;Fascinating . . . Highly recommended. All readers. Choice Reviews"e;A nearly album by album retrospective of one of the most culturally significant and musically influential musicians in modern history."e; Examiner"e;A must read for Dylan enthusiasts."e; Journal of American Culture

Autor

Donald Brown is an editor, theater critic, and book reviewer at The New Haven Review. He teaches at Yale and since 2006 has commented on music, movies, and books on blogocentrism. He has a degree in Art History and Comparative Literature from the University of Delaware and a doctorate in Comparative Literature from Princeton University, where he studied as a Mellon fellow.

Inhalt

Chapter 1: Becoming Bob Dylan (1960-64)Chapter 2: Electric Dylan (1965-66)Chapter 3: Rural Glory (1967)Chapter 4: Take Me As I Am (1968-73)Chapter 5: Back in the Rain (1974-78)Chapter 6: The Changing of the Guard (1978-81)Chapter 7: Rock ’n’ Roll Dreams (1983-90)Chapter 8: Good Enough for Now (1989-97)Chapter 9: Bob Dylan Revisited (2000-12)EpilogueFurther ReadingFurther Listening

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 14.6.2023
• Reihe/Serie: Tempo: A Rowman & Littlefield Music Series on Rock, Pop, and Culture
• Zusatzinfo: 1 Illustrations including: - 1 Tables.
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Pop / Rock
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Singen / Musizieren
• Schlagworte: 1960s • 1970s • American Music • American musicians • Country • Folk • hippie music • music biography • Nobel prize • Pop culture • protest music • Rock and Roll • Rolling Stone • Singer Songwriter • Summer of Love
• ISBN-10: 0-8108-8421-6 / 0810884216
• ISBN-13: 978-0-8108-8421-2 / 9780810884212