The Ballad of Bob Dylan: A Portrait

By Daniel Mark Epstein

Book Overview

Drawing on revelatory interviews, a rich analysis oflyrics, and a lifelong study of one of the greatest songwriters of our time, Daniel Mark Epstein delivers a singular, nuanced, and insightful examination ofBob Dylan--the poet, the musician, and the man. Interweaving in-depthconversations with Dylan collaborators and contemporaries, including Eric Andersen, Tom Paxton, Woody Guthrie's daughter Nora Guthrie, Ramblin'Jack Elliott, Pete Seeger, Maria Muldaur, John P.Hammond, and many others, Epstein crafts a vivid and unforgettable portrait ofthe inimitable poet and performer. Readers of Christopher Ricks' Dylan's Visions of Sin , the Dylanautobiography, Chronicles , or Sean Wilentz's Dylan inAmerica , as well as fans enthralled by expository musician stories, such asKeith Richards' Life and PattiSmith's Just Kids , will be captivatedby Epstein's unprecedented and incisive look at Bob Dylan, music's mostineffable creator.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 006180732X
• ISBN13: 9780061807329
• Release Date: May 2011
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 512 Pages
• Weight: 1.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"