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A towering figure in American culture and a global twentieth-century icon, Bob Dylan has been at the centre of American life for over forty years. This book will be invaluable both as a guide for students of Dylan and twentieth-century culture, and for his fans, providing a set of new perspectives on a much-loved writer and composer.
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A towering figure in American culture and a global twentieth-century icon, Bob Dylan has been at the centre of American life for over forty years. The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan brings fresh insights into the imposing range of Dylan's creative output. The first Part approaches Dylan's output thematically, tracing the evolution of Dylan's writing and his engagement with American popular music, religion, politics, fame, and his work as a songwriter and performer. Essays in Part II analyse his landmark albums to examine the consummate artistry of Dylan's most accomplished studio releases. As a writer Dylan has courageously chronicled and interpreted many of the cultural upheavals in America since World War II. This book will be invaluable both as a guide for students of Dylan and twentieth-century culture, and for his fans, providing a set of new perspectives on a much-loved writer and composer.
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Another book about Bob Dylan?
12. Juni 2009
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Bob Dylan's most voracious fans are insatiable. I guess I'm not voracious because I don't think there's much of a need for yet another book about the legendary singer/songwriter. We already have numerous biographies, of which Clinton Heylin's Beyond the Shades is my choice as the best, and dozens and dozens of books analyzing the man's work, concert set-lists, and statements to the press.
Nonetheless, The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan takes a more "academic" approach than most Dylan books. On the other hand, it's not exactly thorough, collecting several essays that look at different points in the man's career with the most intereting from my persepective being the one showcasing his so-called "religious phase." (Actually, religion and references to the Bible have been present in his work from the beginning).
Ultimately, this is recommended for the die-hard Dylanite who has already digested the forest's worth of books on the man, his music, and his life.
Brian W. Fairbanks
Nonetheless, The Cambridge Companion to Bob Dylan takes a more "academic" approach than most Dylan books. On the other hand, it's not exactly thorough, collecting several essays that look at different points in the man's career with the most intereting from my persepective being the one showcasing his so-called "religious phase." (Actually, religion and references to the Bible have been present in his work from the beginning).
Ultimately, this is recommended for the die-hard Dylanite who has already digested the forest's worth of books on the man, his music, and his life.
Brian W. Fairbanks
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Fair collection of essays -- some very good, others so-so...
7. Juli 2009
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Though it's nice to see Bob receiving the Cambridge Companion treatment, I was wondering what might be said that hasn't already been covered in my five-foot plus shelf of Dylan biographies, analyses, and compendiums. As it turns out, not a whole lot. This collection of essays should, however, make a decent text for a college course in Dylan, since it covers all the major aspects of his work and career in a brisk albeit surface-like manner. Unsurprisingly, the liveliest writing comes from music critics, while the stodgier prose is the result of academics, with a few exceptions. There were, however, enough new insights into Dylan and his work to make me go back to some of the recordings and listen with fresh ears. A stronger editorial hand might have spared us numerous repetitive passages in the different essays (many factual aspects of Dylan's career are reported in a similar manner in several of the essays), and I was surprised to find so many typos and other errors in a work from Cambridge University Press. Standards slipping, chaps? I hope these will be corrected in any future printings. For newcomers to Dylan's work, this is a good enough introduction, but for those of us who've read many volumes on the Bobster, there's nothing flashingly brilliant here. Recommended for beginners and completists.
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14. Juni 2009
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Dylan is sure keeping some rarified company in the Cambridge Companion series, hanging out with the likes of Homer and Wittgenstein, and every great of the Western world in between. Is the Bobster really this important. I guess the dons of Cambridge think so. I'm not familiar with the series, but I'm pleased to say neither the editors nor writers over-reached with Dylan. The downfall of just about every Dylan tome is the author's bending and twisting of D's lyrics to fit his or her preconceived notions. There is a bit of that, but not as much as I expected. Here are two funny bits (not in the book) that should drive any Dylan academic to the tavern: one, Joan Baez tells the story of Dylan commenting on his own lyrics by saying that he thought it funny that academics would be studying them down the years, wondering what they mean, making up all sorts of interpretations, when even he didn't know what they meant, and he wrote them; and, two, in his last interview Dylan said he's glad to finally have some fans who just take the lyrics at face value and don't look for hidden meanings are special wisdom in them. Now, given that, just how do you study and discourse on the lyrics of Bob Dylan? The Cambridge Companion makes a good attempt by situating Dylan in the cultural times - in terms of songwriting there's BD and AD, and that's his great contribution - he changed the face of pop lyrics. His depth as a poet will remain debatable, his impact is historic, and probably worthy of inclusion in the Cambridge Companion series. Not up there with Homer or Wittgenstein, but... If you're just digging in to the Dylan oeuvre this book is necessary; if you're an old addict you'll buy it just because, and there's stuff in it to enjoy.
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