Bob dylan | Criminal homework help
Bob Dylan, a well-known American singer songwriter and recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature, has often been called a modern day troubadour. Read the article by David Ward, “Is Bob Dylan a Poet?” published in the Smithsonian Magazine in October 2016.
Dylans beginnings as a folk artist who idolized Woody Guthrie solidified his storytelling and protest-singer status with songs such as Death of Emmett Till and A Hard Rains a-Gonna Fall.
Using information from the article, this weeks lecture and videos, discuss Dylans status as a modern day troubadour. Is it an accurate description of him and his music? Discuss his use of literary devices and possible compositional considerations discussed in the lecture. Do you know any other examples of “modern day troubadours”? Share an example with your classmates.
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