If you thought there was nothing new to say about Bob Dylan's impact on America, this book will make you think twice Bill Flanagan, Editorial Director: MTV Networks
By focusing on the parts of Dylan's canon that most move him, Wilentz getsstraight to the heart of the matter. Combining a scholar's depth with a sense of mischief appropriate to the subject, Wilentz hears new associations in famous songs and sends us back to listen to Dylan's less familiar music with fresh insights. Sean Wilentz makes us think about Bob Dylan's half-century of work in new ways. Ian Thomson, Spectator, Christmas round up It throws up a wealth of unexpected connections. Patrick McCabe, Irish Times, Christmas round up He is content to observe rather than possess Scotland on Sundayĭid you know Bob Dylan loves Eileen Aroon? One of the many facts in Bob Dylan in America. If I may extend the Moby-Dick metaphor just a little here, Wilentz is a whale watcher rather than a whale hunter.
The writing is strong, the thinking is strong - the book is dense and strong everywhere you look Philip RothĪmong those who write regularly about Dylan, Wilentz possesses the rare virtues of modesty, nuance and lucidity. In fact, reading Sean Wilentz' Bob Dylan in America is as thrilling and surprising as listening to a great Dylan song Martin ScorseseĪll the American connections that Wilentz draws to explain the appearance of Dylan's music are fascinating, particularly at the outset the connection to Aaron Copland. Bob Dylan in America is vital reading Christopher Bray, Literary ReviewĪ panoramic vision of Bob Dylan, his music, his shifting place in American culture, from multiple angles.
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