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'at Last An Expert Classicist Gets To Grips With Bob Dylan' Mary Beard When The Nobel Prize For Literature Was Awarded To Bob Dylan In 2016, The Literary World Was Up In Arms. How Could The World's Most Prestigious Book Prize Be Awarded To A Famously Cantankerous Singer-songwriter In His Seventies, Who Wouldn't Even Deign To Make A Victory Speech? In Why Dylan Matters, Harvard Professor Richard F. Thomas Answers That 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 Win Brought Him Vindication, And He Immediately Found Himself Thrust Into The Limelight As A Leading Academic Voice In All Matters Dylanological. 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. The Most Dazzlingly Original And Compelling Dylan Book In Decades, Why Dylan Matters Will Amaze And Astound Everyone From The First-time Listener To The Lifetime Fan. You'll Never Think About Bob Dy

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Author
Richard F. Thomas, Richard F. Thomas
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers Limited; William Collins
Published
2017
Language
EN
ISBN
9780008245481
Category
music
Subjects
Music, History, Arts
Rating
4.5 / 5 (402 ratings)
Updated
2026-03-14

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