{"product_id":"9780300255317-folk-music","title":"Folk Music","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Bob Dylan Biography in Seven Songs\u003cbr\u003eAcclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penetrating songs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penetrating songs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“The most interesting writer on Dylan over the years has been the cultural critic Greil Marcus. No one alive knows the music that fueled Dylan’s imagination better. \u003ci\u003eFolk Music . \u003c\/i\u003e[is an] ingenious book of close listening.”—David Remnick, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Music Book of 2022 by \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Further elevates Marcus to what he has always been: a supreme artist-critic.”—Hilton Als\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Across seven decades, Bob Dylan has been the first singer of American song. As a writer and performer, he has rewritten the national songbook in a way that comes from his own vision and yet can feel as if it belongs to anyone who might listen.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFolk Music\u003c\/i\u003e, Greil Marcus tells Dylan’s story through seven of his most transformative songs. Marcus’s point of departure is Dylan’s ability to “see myself in others.” Like Dylan’s songs, this book is a work of implicit patriotism and creative skepticism. It illuminates Dylan’s continuing presence and relevance through his empathy—his imaginative identification with other people. This is not only a deeply felt telling of the life and times of Bob Dylan but a rich history of American folk songs and the new life they were given as Dylan sat down to write his own.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40475819901025,"sku":"9780300255317","price":25.24,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_28645421.jpg?v=1722770366","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9780300255317-folk-music","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}