printer friendly pageFRENCH 116M: 'From New Orleans to Jerusalem': Bob Dylan and the History of Song as Literature (COMPLIT 116M, ITALIAN 116M)
Why do people take Bob Dylan so seriously? Why - since the beginning of his career - have interviewers asked him if he sees himself primarily as a singer or as a poet? And why did he win the Nobel Prize in Literature? In this class we will travel back in time, through medieval Europe and Song Dynasty China to ancient Greek lyric and the Bible, to grapple with the historical and comparative dimensions of these questions. Bob Dylan will be our jumping-off point in a quest to understand the blurry, ever-shifting lines between mere 'song' and lofty 'literature.'
Terms: Aut
| Units: 3-5
Instructors:
Carter, H. (PI)
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