The true performing of it : Bob Dylan & William Shakespeare /

The True Performing Of It places the two writers side by side and examines the resultant analogies in their work that spring from this positioning. After a teasing prologue, the book begins by reflecting on the significance of Dylan's remarks on Shakespeare when accepting the Nobel Prize for Li...

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Main Author: Muir, Andrew, 1958- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: [Penryn, Cornwall, UK] : Red Planet, [2019]
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Summary:The True Performing Of It places the two writers side by side and examines the resultant analogies in their work that spring from this positioning. After a teasing prologue, the book begins by reflecting on the significance of Dylan's remarks on Shakespeare when accepting the Nobel Prize for Literature, before examining their shared Bardic qualities and their position of being feted for their undoubted literary qualities despite both being primarily artists of live performances of drama and music.
Physical Description:368 pages ; 23 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-361) and index.
ISBN:1912733951
9781912733958