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Author Vernezze, Peter, 1959-

Title Bob Dylan and philosophy : it's alright, ma (I'm Only Thinking) / edited by Peter Vernezze and Carl J. Porter
Published New York : Open Court, 2011

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Description 1 online resource : photograph
Series Popular Culture and Philosophy
Popular culture and philosophy.
Contents Liner Notes; Acknowledgments; Side 1; Side 2; The Bob Dylan Discography; The Mongrel Dogs; Reciting the Alphabet
Summary The legions of Bob Dylan fans know that Dylan is not just a great composer, writer, and performer, but a great thinker as well. In Bob Dylan and Philosophy, eighteen philosophers analyze Dylan's ethical positions, political commitments, views on gender and sexuality, and his complicated and controversial attitudes toward religion. All phases of Dylan's output are covered, from his early acoustic folk ballads and anthem-like protest songs to his controversial switch to electric guitar to his sometimes puzzling, often profound music of the 1970s and beyond. The book examines different aspects of
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and discographies
Notes Print version record
Subject Dylan, Bob, 1941- -- Philosophy
Dylan, Bob, 1941- -- Political and social views
SUBJECT Dylan, Bob, 1941- fast
Subject Music and philosophy.
Rock music -- History and criticism
Rock musicians -- United States -- Philosophy
MUSIC -- Printed Music -- General.
Music and philosophy
Philosophy
Political and social views
Rock music
United States
Genre/Form Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Form Electronic book
Author Porter, Carl J.
Irwin, William, 1970-
ISBN 9780812697605
081269760X
1283137879
9781283137874