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Dylan´s Visions of Sin
Christopher Ricks
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Description for Dylan´s Visions of Sin
Paperback. Ricks examines Dylan's songs through the biblical concepts of the seven deadly Sins, the four cardinal Virtues and the three Heavenly Graces. Num Pages: 528 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVGP; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 134 x 35. Weight in Grams: 370.
'I consider myself a poet first and a musician second'
'It ain't the melodies that're important man, it's the words'
There is no shortage of books about Bob Dylan. This one, however, is unique in its approach and the virtuosity of its execution.
Ricks examines Dylan's songs through the biblical concepts of the seven deadly Sins, the four cardinal Virtues and the three Heavenly Graces. He does so with what one critic has described as 'an ultimately irresistible combination of laser-like intelligence with a fan's exuberant idolatry'.
Product Details
Publisher
Canongate Books
Number of pages
528
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780857862013
SKU
V9780857862013
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99-23
About Christopher Ricks
Christopher Ricks is Warren Professor of the Humanities, and Co-Director of the Editorial Institute, at Boston University, having formerly been professor of English at the Universities of Bristol and Cambridge. He is a member of the Association of Literary Scholars, Critics, and Writers, of which he was president from 2007 to 2008. He was Professor of Poetry at Oxford from ... Read more
Reviews for Dylan´s Visions of Sin
Ricks's writing on Dylan is the best there is
Alex Ross
New Yorker
The rewards are just as one would expect: a bracing attention to artfulness, a wonderful sensitivity to nuance, and a particularly brilliant sympathy with the purpose and effect of Dylan's rhymes
Andrew Motion
Guardian
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Alex Ross
New Yorker
The rewards are just as one would expect: a bracing attention to artfulness, a wonderful sensitivity to nuance, and a particularly brilliant sympathy with the purpose and effect of Dylan's rhymes
Andrew Motion
Guardian
... Read more