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Folk Music

Name: Folk Music
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ISBN: 9780300255317

Greil Marcus

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Acclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penetrating songs "Marcus delivers yet another essential work of music journalism."—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Further elevates Marcus to what he has always been: a supreme artist-critic."—Hilton Als "Greil Marcus is already the most important chronicler of Dylan. But here he outdoes himself."—Rachel Kushner Across seven decades, Bob Dylan has been the first singer of American song. As a writer and performer, he has rewritten the national songbook in a way that comes from his own vision and yet can feel as if it belongs to anyone who might listen. In Folk Music, Greil Marcus tells Dylan's story through seven of his most transformative songs. Marcus's point of departure is Dylan's ability to "see myself in others." Like Dylan's songs, this book is a work of...

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Year:

2022

Publisher:

Yale University Press

Language:

English

ISBN 10:

2022930711

ISBN 13:

9780300255317