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Editorial Review:
Few in popular music have had as varied a career and as lasting an impact as Bob Dylan, whose songs have entered the cultural consciousness in a way that some have called revolutionary. In this bold and comprehensive new study--the definitive guide to Dylan's work--author Larry David Smith explores the convergence of biography, artistic philosophy, and musical style in Bob Dylan's oeuvre. Making the case that "Bob Dylan" is actually a persona carefully crafted by its maker, the former Robert Zimmerman of Hibbing, Minnesota, Writing Dylan represents a new and authoritative contribution to the study of this key figure of the contemporary era. Having been granted unprecedented use of Dylan's own lyrics in his analysis, Smith interprets Dylan's narratives, characters, plots, and values, and reveals the artist's mission-oriented approach to art. Writing Dylan tackles each period of its subject's five-decade career, offering an inventive and unprecedented investigation of Dylan's artistic imperative, cultural significance, and song craft. The result is perhaps the most important work to date on this mercurial figure, whose songs have established a fully realized portrait of his personal mysteries.
Writing Dylan: The Songs of a Lonesome Traveler Reviews:
the lonesome hobo. 
2008-02-16 - tons of good information in this huge book. you will want to read it again & again
Channeling Zimmerman, Jack Fate or Bob Dillon?
2007-09-06 - No, I didn't misspell Dylan's name. The "Auteur" of "Writing Dylan: The Songs of a Lonesome Traveler" contends that Robert Zimmerman A.K.A Bob Dylan has developed multi-personas since leaving Hibbings, Minnesota. That is what accounts for the chameleon aspect of Dylan's ever changing music. If you're a serious Dylan fan, as I am, you'll burn right though this book, but if your just mildly interested in the man, music and his lyrics, this isn't the book for you. "I think I'll call it America and I just said; Good Luck".
A song-by-song analysis to explore the lasting social and cultural implications of Dylan's works
2005-11-06 - Writing Dylan: The Songs Of A Lonesome Traveler provides a comprehensive, college-level study of Dylan's work, blending biography with music history and style analysis to consider how the image of Dylan was crafted by the real Bob Zimmerman. Both Dylan fans and students of modern music culture will find Writing Dylan more analytical and serious than most, using a song-by-song analysis to explore the lasting social and cultural implications of Dylan's works.
