Wicked Messenger: Bob Dylan and the 1960s: Bob Dylan and the 1960s - Chimes of Freedom |
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Mike Marqusee
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Pages: 367 (Paperback)
ISBN: 1583226869
Pub: Seven Stories Press,U.S.
Pub date: 2006-02-28
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 191959
Reader Reviews:
The Wicked Messenger (1/1 people found this helpful)
There are numerous books out there about Dylan. Biographies, critiques and attempts at song analysis. What happened when Dylan became a born again Christian, Dylan in relation to his Jewish culture, Bob Dylan and philosophy. And, to be honest, I've read an awful lot of them. I'm not sure any of them were worthwhile. Entertaining to be sure, informative to an extent but did they nail our elusive hero? Not really, as frustratingly ambiguous as the man himself.
But, as they say, the exception proves the rule and here in Mike Marqusee's The Wicked Messenger is that exception. Please be warned this is a serious book which those of you without a background in American Studies and Cultural Theory may find testing but I do recommend that you stay with it. The author presents, ultimately, a clear understanding of Dylan's work in a cultural and political context, something that, in my opinion has eluded previous writers whose bafflement expresses itself as incoherence.
One of the very few books I've finished reading and immediately turned back to the beginning to read again. Engrossing, inspiring The Wicked Messenger is written by an excellent author whose insights spread far wider than any other commentator.
Beware (0/1 people found this helpful)
This is an interesting book and weaves Dylan nicely into the the political context of the 1960s. It is an updated version of the author's previous book, so beware most of the material is the same.
The man behind the mask (2/4 people found this helpful)
This is an exciting insight into the political orgins of Dylan's music.
It set the music the context of the liberating 60's and helps with understanding why the often obscure lyrics still move us today.
Buy it.
Garth Frankland
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