The Political Art of Bob Dylan [Hardcover]

David Boucher and Gary Browning provide a multi-faceted analysis of the political art of Bob Dylan. The contributions cover Dylan's career as a whole, dealing with such themes as alienation, protest, non-conformity and the American Dream. Dylan's work is examined from a variety of perspectives including the aesthetic theory of Kant, Adorno, Lyotard and Collingwood. The assembled authors are notable specialists in political theory, literary criticism and popular culture. They do not tackle Dylan from a single standpoint but collectively question how Dylan's work relates to the theory and practice of politics.Notes on the Contributors Preface Introduction; D.Boucher & G.Browning The Drifter's Escape; A.Gamble Bob Dylan's Critique of Judgement: 'Thinkin' about the law'; R.Brown Judas and the Many 'Betrayals' of Bob Dylan; M.Jones The Cry of Humanity: Dylan's Expressionist Period; L.Wilde Dylan & Lyotard: Is it Happening?; G.Browning Images and Distorted Facts: Politics, Poetry and Protest in the Songs of Bob Dylan; D.Boucher IndexRICHARD BROWN is Reader in Modern Literature in the School of English at the University of Leeds, UKANDREW GAMBLE is Professor of Politics at the University of Sheffield, UKMIKE JONES is Course Director for the MA in Music Industry Studies at the Institute of Popular Music, University of Liverpool, UKLAWRENCE WILDE is Professor of Political Theory at The Nottingham Trent University, UK