Why Dylan Matters

In Why Dylan Matters, Harvard Professor Richard F. Thomas answers that 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. Dylans Nobel prize win brought him vindication. This witty, personal volume is a distillation of Thomass famous course, and makes a compelling case for moving Dylan out of the rock n roll Hall of Fame and into the pantheon of Classical poets. Youll never think about Bob Dylan in the same way again.

Softcover. English. William Collins. 2018. ISBN: 9780008245467. 358 pp. Good. Book No: 56264