All Along Bob Dylan

Adding European and non-English speaking contexts to the vibrant field of Dylan studies, this volume covers a wide range of topics and methodologies while dealing with the inherently complex and varied material produced or associated with the iconic artist.

Tymon Adamczewski, Ph.D., is assistant professor at the Department of Anglophone Literatures of Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz, Poland, where he teaches literary and cultural studies. His academic interests revolve around the critical discourses of contemporary humanities, music and ecocriticism.

INTRODUCTION The 'Thing' About Bob Dylan Tymon Adamczewski GEOGRAPHIES Bob Dylan's Minnesota Roots David Pichaske At the Origins of the New Folk Star: Bob Dylan's New York period (1961-1963) Marek Jezi-ski Dylan on Nostalgia: Idealising the Past and Paralysing the Present Stephen Dewsbury RECEPTIONS Bob Dylan and the Invasion of Mexico Tadeusz Rachwä Conspiring to be Unknown; or, Is a Bob Dylan There? Agnieszka Pantuchowicz Bob Dylan - The Unwilling Icon of the Counterculture Jerzy Jarniewicz The Polish Internet Discourse on Dylan Marcin Michalak PERSPECTIVES The Dylanesque Confluence of the Multitude: From Bob Dylan Inspired to Bob Dylan the Inspirer Dariusz Pestka Dylan and Springsteen: Master and Follower Look at America Bohdan Szklarski Bob Dylan's Character(s) on Screen Marlena Hetman The Geometry of Love and Lies: Re-Shaping Italian Literature through Dylan's Lyrics Giulio Carlo Pantalei