{"product_id":"folk-music","title":"Folk Music","description":"\u003cb\u003eAcclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus tells the story of Bob Dylan through the lens of seven penetrating songs\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"The most interesting writer on Dylan over the years has been the cultural critic Greil Marcus. . . . No one alive knows the music that fueled Dylan's imagination better. . . . \u003ci\u003eFolk Music . . . \u003c\/i\u003e[is an] ingenious book of close listening.\"--David Remnick, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNamed a Best Music Book of 2022 by \u003ci\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Further elevates Marcus to what he has always been: a supreme artist-critic.\"--Hilton Als\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Across seven decades, Bob Dylan has been the first singer of American song. As a writer and performer, he has rewritten the national songbook in a way that comes from his own vision and yet can feel as if it belongs to anyone who might listen. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eFolk Music\u003c\/i\u003e, Greil Marcus tells Dylan's story through seven of his most transformative songs. Marcus's point of departure is Dylan's ability to \"see myself in others.\" Like Dylan's songs, this book is a work of implicit patriotism and creative skepticism. It illuminates Dylan's continuing presence and relevance through his empathy--his imaginative identification with other people. This is not only a deeply felt telling of the life and times of Bob Dylan but a rich history of American folk songs and the new life they were given as Dylan sat down to write his own.","brand":"Yale University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67618403483891,"sku":"9780300274103","price":26.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/7432\/5312\/files\/imageloader_c1bb6950-73fa-41a1-ac7c-fe4ae01d8a1d.jpg?v=1790876284","url":"https:\/\/letterpressplay.com\/en-ca\/products\/folk-music","provider":"Letterpress PLAY","version":"1.0","type":"link"}