Bob Dylan

Donald Brown follows shifting versions of Dylan, from songs of social involvement to more personal songs, exploring his influential albums, tours, and personas. In an engaging adventure, Brown provides insightful critical commentary on Dylan’s entire career in the context of its times to assess the relationship of Dylan's music to American culture.

Donald Brown is an editor, theater critic, and book reviewer at The New Haven Review. He teaches at Yale and since 2006 has commented on music, movies, and books on blogocentrism. He has a degree in Art History and Comparative Literature from the University of Delaware and a doctorate in Comparative Literature from Princeton University, where he studied as a Mellon fellow.

Chapter 1: Becoming Bob Dylan (1960-64) Chapter 2: Electric Dylan (1965-66) Chapter 3: Rural Glory (1967) Chapter 4: Take Me As I Am (1968-73) Chapter 5: Back in the Rain (1974-78) Chapter 6: The Changing of the Guard (1978-81) Chapter 7: Rock 'n' Roll Dreams (1983-90) Chapter 8: Good Enough for Now (1989-97) Chapter 9: Bob Dylan Revisited (2000-12) Epilogue Further Reading Further Listening