Studio A: The Bob Dylan Reader

By: Hedin, Benjamin

Book Overview

Studio A chronicles the creator of some of the most indelible popular music of our time, a restless and protean figure whose career has been the subject of repeated transformations, declines and comebacks. From early singles such as Blowin' in the Wind to recent albums like Love and Theft, Bob Dylan has proved himself to be the greatest lyricist of modern songwriters and the poet laureate of the 1960s. literary criticisms and interviews. Contributors include Dylan himself, Sam Shepard, Bruce Springsteen, Clive James, Allen Ginsberg and Johnny Cash, and the text features previously unpublished work by Joyce Carol Oates, Gary Giddins, Rick Moody, Tom Piazza and Barry Hannah.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393058441
• ISBN13: 9780393058444
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: W W Norton & Co Inc
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.8" x 1.3" x 6.5"

Customer Reviews

Excellent Dylan Resource

Studio A: The Bob Dylan Reader is all you could really ask for in terms of a Bob Dylan reader. As a music writer myself, I checked this book out for some Dylan research. It has proved much more helpful to me than other Dylan resources, even the 1,000 page Bob Dylan Encyclopedia. The materials you'll find inside range from interviews to reviews to poetry to literary analysis. I would have liked to have read more analysis, but that is just personal taste. I would say that Hedin chose the pieces very well, skirting the line between an actual college-level "reader" and something that is entertaining to read. It reminds me of the Popular Philosophy series that is out now (like Battlestar Galactica & Philosophy, Seinfeld & Philosophy, Radiohead & Philosophy, etc.), but it is more extensive and more interdisciplinary. I recommend it.