Song of the North country : a Midwest framework to the songs of Bob Dylan / David Pichaske.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pichaske, David R., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dylan, Bob, 1941---Criticism and interpretation.

Dylan, Bob.

Middle West--Civilization.

Middle West.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (385 p.)

Distribution:

London, England : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2020

Place of Publication:

London, England : Continuum, 2010.

Summary:

In the 1966 Playboy interview, Dylan said, "I'm North Dakota-Minnesota-Midwestern. ... I speak that way. I'm from someplace called Iron Range. My brains and feelings have come from there.". Using Dylan songs, biographies, criticism, Minnesota history, and the work of other Midwest writers, David Pichaske burrows below the accretions of New York and California, as well as records and books and the world of postmodern art to track the continuing presence in Dylan's work of the Midwest, Minnesota, and the Iron Range. To a remarkable extent, Dylan's origins help determine his subjects, his langu.

Contents:

Introduction: Bob Dylan and the midwest

1. Dylan's songs of the north country

2. "And the language that he used"

3. Bob Dylan and the Pastoral tradition

4. Going out/coming back

5. Bob Dylan's prairie populism

6. Prophet and his mission

"Ain't talkin": a postscript.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 341-350) and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

9786612877056

9781501330650

1501330659

9781282877054

1282877054

9781441197399

1441197397

OCLC:

676696369