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  • Paperback: 204 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press; 1 edition (19 Feb 2009)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 052171494X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0521714945
  • Product Dimensions: 22.6 x 15.2 x 0.8 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
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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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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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3.0 out of 5 stars Like trying to dance about architecture, 22 Feb 2009
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This is a rather disappointing collections of essays, particularly coming from the 'Cambridge Companion' stable. The weakest section is the one which provides overviews of various aspects of Dylan's career; there is a lot of repetition, with each writer compelled to tell us yet again what album was recorded when. The best essays are those which focus in depth on particular albums, with Jonathan Letham and Eric Lott particularly perceptive about Infidels and "Love and Theft" respectively. There is also a glaring omission - nothing about Dylan's paintings and drawings.

I think it was Simon Armitage who described writing about music as being like trying to dance about architecture - and this is a book that brings the point home.
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