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Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American Song
Larry David Smith
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Description for Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American Song
Paperback. Smith probes the songwriters' lives and work to reveal how two distinct, equally significant artists have learned from and contributed to an ongoing and important American musical tradition. Num Pages: 288 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: AVC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 15. Weight in Grams: 395.
Exposing the depth of two major artists' philosophies, creative visions, stylistic tendencies, and contributions to their craft, this unprecedented comparative analysis synthesizes biographical material, critical interpretation, and selected exemplars of the writers' work. Smith reinterprets their work in a new and fascinating light, presenting Dylan as a songwriter of enigmatic wordplay and Springsteen as the melodramatic narrator of a specific community's life struggles. Both songwriters have had unique responses to the celebrity singer/songwriter tradition begun by Woody Guthrie. Smith reveals the power of authorship and the creative drive necessary to negotiate an artistic vision through the complicated mechanisms of ... Read more
Exposing the depth of two major artists' philosophies, creative visions, stylistic tendencies, and contributions to their craft, this unprecedented comparative analysis synthesizes biographical material, critical interpretation, and selected exemplars of the writers' work. Smith reinterprets their work in a new and fascinating light, presenting Dylan as a songwriter of enigmatic wordplay and Springsteen as the melodramatic narrator of a specific community's life struggles. Both songwriters have had unique responses to the celebrity singer/songwriter tradition begun by Woody Guthrie. Smith reveals the power of authorship and the creative drive necessary to negotiate an artistic vision through the complicated mechanisms of ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing Plc United States
Number of pages
288
Condition
New
Number of Pages
288
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780313361296
SKU
V9780313361296
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About Larry David Smith
LARRY DAVID SMITH is an independent writer and lecturer who specializes in narrative critiques of popular media. His previous works include Pete Townshend: The Minstrel's Dilemma (Praeger, 1999).
Reviews for Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American Song
Recommended. Academic collections supporting study of music and pop culture at the upper-division undergraduate level and above; general collections.
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Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, And American Song is a combination dual biography and musical critique of two great and much beloved modern-day American songwriters and performers. Their distinct flavors, creative drives, and musical works are discussed in ... Read more
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Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, And American Song is a combination dual biography and musical critique of two great and much beloved modern-day American songwriters and performers. Their distinct flavors, creative drives, and musical works are discussed in ... Read more