How Bob Dylan Reinvented Himself as a Poet
Timothy Hampton’s Bob Dylan: How the Songs Work (Zone Books, 2020) is a fascinating and meticulous study of Bob Dylan’s songwriting craft. Hampton discusses how Dylan incorporated and then transcended the Greenwich Village folk music tradition; how he reinvented himself as a visionary poet in the mid ’60s; how he learned from poets as diverse as Rimbaud, Brecht, and Petrarch; and how his late-career work draws on and extends the themes he’s been pursuing for his entire life. Hampton’s book is written in a clear and accessible style and should appeal to anyone interested in the tech...
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