Students Take A Lesson From Bob Dylan
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Students Take a Lesson from Bob Dylan
By Caleb Daniloff, October 10, 2008
Tackling the lyrics of the poetic genius who’s not there
This week, Bob Dylan released his 14th compilation album, The Bootleg Series Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs, the latest in a stunningly fruitful career. His musical output, 32 studio albums and 13 live releases, has recently been topped off with a memoir, a satellite radio show, a London art exhibition, poems in the New Yorker, and a special Pulitzer Prize for his impact on American culture. Not to mention his “Never-Ending Tour,” which sees the traveling troubadour take the stage, on average, every three days. No doubt — the kid from Hibbing, Minn., demands attention.
“I’ve thought about teaching a class on Dylan’s lyrics for years,” says Kevin Barents, a lecturer in writing at the College of Arts and Sciences. “But the time seems especially ripe now. It seems you can’t open a magazine or newspaper without seeing some reference to Dylan.”
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