02442nam a2200265 4500 BJBSDDR 20251003113044.0 ta 250805s2018 nyu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d 9780062685742 1163956482 eng DLC eng ML 420 T461w 2018 Thomas, Richard F., 1950- 43973 Why Bob Dylan matters / Richard F. Thomas. New York : Dey Street Books, 2018 358 pages ; 19 cm Includes bibliographical references, discography and index. Bob Dylan's discography -- Why does Dylan matter to us? -- Together through life -- Dylan and ancient Rome: "That's where I was born" -- "Vibrations in the universe": Dylan tells his own story -- The early thefts: "Mine've been like Verlaine's and Rimbaud's" -- "The gift was given back": Time Out of Mind and beyond -- Mature poets steal: Virgil, Dylan, and the making of a classic -- Modern Times and the world's ancient light: becoming Homer -- The show's the thing: Dylan in performance -- Conclusion: Speechless in Stockholm. When the Nobel Prize for Literature was awarded to Bob Dylan in 2016, a debate raged. Some celebrated, while many others questioned the choice. How could the world's most prestigious book prize be awarded to a famously cantankerous singer-songwriter who wouldn't even deign to attend the medal ceremony? In 'Why Bob Dylan matters', Harvard Professor Richard F. Thomas answers this 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 brought him vindication, and he immediately found himself thrust into the spotlight as a leading academic voice in all matters Dylanological. Today, through his wildly popular Dylan seminar - affectionately dubbed "Dylan 101"--Thomas is introducing a new generation of fans and scholars to the revered bard's work. This witty, personal volume is a distillation of Thomas's famous course, and makes a compelling case for moving Dylan out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and into the pantheon of Classical poets Dylan, Bob, 1941- Crítica e interpretación 33481 Música rock Historia y crítica 30642 lcc BK 124594 124594 0 0 lcc 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2025-08-05 0 ML 420 T461w 2018 00000194947 2025-08-05 14:13:00 1 2025-08-05 BK