Light Come Shining: The Transformations of Bob Dylan (Inner Lives)
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| Rating | : | 4.94 (679 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0199313474 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 232 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-06-28 |
| Language | : | English |
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But in the words of filmmaker Todd Haynes, who cast six actors to depict different facets of Dylan's life and artistic personae in his 2009 film I'm Not There, "The minute you try to grab hold of Dylan, he's no longer where he was."In Light Come Shining, writer Andrew McCarron uses psychological tools to examine three major turning points - or transformations - in Bob Dylan's life: the aftermath of his 1966 motorcycle "accident," his Born Again conversion in 1978, and his recommitment to songwriting and performing in 1987. With fascinating insight, McCarron reveals how a common script undergirds Dylan's self-explanations of these changes; and, at the heart of this script, illuminates a fascinating story of spiritual death and rebirth that has cap
NLB said Five Stars. Excellent book. I have at least "Five Stars" according to NLB. Excellent book. I have at least 250 books about Bob Dylan and this is very good.. 50 books about Bob Dylan and this is very good.. clive Rutherford-Corin said Five Stars. Great account of the changes in his life as The Light came shining.. Great read Ben This book does what's hard to docome at Dylan from a unique angle. I think fans if Dylan will find many overlooked facets of his life here.
A fascinating exploration of the endlessly intriguing new Nobel laureate."--Booklist"Meticulously researched and well-argued."--Maclean's"A very engaging and insightful biography of an iconoclast."--Anniston Star"Fascinating and inventive."--Houston Press"McCarron's book shines a light on aspects of Bob Dylan's ever-puzzling evolution."--Moment Magazine"Andrew McCarron hasn't written yet another chronicle of banalities in a rock star's life but instead has done something deeper, more interesting."--Shepherd Express. "McCarron successfully makes a mysterious figure a touch less mysterious."--Kirkus"This is a crash course on Dylan's oeuvre and a rich examination of his influences, using his own lyrics and words culled from various interviews to uncover the essence of the man himself
in Social/Personality Psychology and currently runs the Religion, Philosophy & Ethics Department at Trinity School in New York City. He holds a Ph.D. His first collection of poetry, Mysterium, was published by Edgewise Press in 2011, and book length study of the poets Charles North, Tony Towle, and Paul Violi, T