Folk Music A Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs

Greil Marcus, Ian Porter

eAudio - 2022

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 AlsAcross 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 other...s." Like Dylan's songs, this book is a work of implicit patriotism and creative skepticism. It illuminates Dylan's continuing presence and relevance through his... more