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Bob Dylan in the attic : the artist as historian

Title
Bob Dylan in the attic : the artist as historian / Freddy Cristóbal Domínguez.
Author
Domínguez, Freddy Cristóbal, 1982-
Publication
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2022]

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Description
xii,161 pages; 24 cm.
Summary
"Bob Dylan is an iconic American artist, whose music and performances have long reflected different musical genres and time periods. His songs tell tales of the Civil War, harken back to 1930s labor struggles, and address racial violence at the height of the civil rights movement, helping listeners to think about history, and history making, in new ways. While Dylan was warned by his early mentor, Dave Van Ronk, that, "You're just going to be a history book writer if you do those things. An anachronism," the musician has continued to traffic in history and engage with a range of source material-ancient and modern-over the course of his career. In this beautifully crafted book, Freddy Cristóbal Domínguez makes a provocative case for Dylan as a historian, offering a deep consideration of the musician's historical influences and practices. Utilizing interviews, speeches, and the close analysis of lyrics and live performances, Bob Dylan in the Attic is the first book to consider Dylan's work from the point of view of historiography"--
Series Statement
American popular music
Uniform Title
American popular music (Amherst, Mass.)
Subject
  • Dylan, Bob, 1941- > Criticism and interpretation
  • Dylan, Bob, 1941-
  • Popular music > History and criticism
  • Music and history
  • Popular music
  • Criticism and interpretation
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-151) and index.
Contents
What do you mean you can't repeat the past ? Dylan's Historical Universe -- "Conjuring up all these long dead souls" How Dylan "Does" History -- "Sing in me, oh muses" Dylan as Mythmaker -- "There's something happening here . . . Mr. Jones" Interpreting Dylan Historically -- "The Blood of the Land in my voice" Dylan's Authorial Persona.
Call Number
JME 23-130
ISBN
  • 9781625346810
  • 1625346816
  • 9781625346827
  • 1625346824
LCCN
2022022503
OCLC
1302577226
Author
Domínguez, Freddy Cristóbal, 1982- author.
Title
Bob Dylan in the attic : the artist as historian / Freddy Cristóbal Domínguez.
Publisher
Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2022]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
American popular music
American popular music (Amherst, Mass.)
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 139-151) and index.
Other Form:
Online version: Domínguez, Freddy Cristóbal, 1982- Bob Dylan in the attic Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, 2022 9781613769614 (DLC) 2022022504
Research Call Number
JME 23-130
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