{"product_id":"book-hvy1","title":"No One to Meet","description":"The literary establishment tends to regard Bob Dylan as an intriguing, if baffling, outsider. That changed overnight when Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, challenging us to think of him as an integral part of our national and international literary heritage. \u003ci\u003eNo One to Meet\u003c\/i\u003e places Dylan the artist within a long tradition of literary production and offers an innovative way of understanding his unique, and often controversial, methods of composition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn lucid prose, Raphael Falco demonstrates the similarity between what Renaissance writers called \u003ci\u003eimitatio\u003c\/i\u003e and the way Dylan borrows, digests, and transforms traditional songs. Although Dylan's lyrical postures might suggest a post-Romantic, \"avant-garde\" consciousness, \u003ci\u003eNo One to Meet\u003c\/i\u003e shows that Dylan's creative process borrows from and expands the methods used by classical and Renaissance authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDrawing on numerous examples, including Dylan's previously unseen manuscript excerpts and archival materials, Falco illuminates how the ancient process of poetic imitation, handed down from Greco-Roman antiquity, allows us to make sense of Dylan's musical and lyrical technique. By placing Dylan firmly in the context of an age-old poetic practice, \u003ci\u003eNo One to Meet\u003c\/i\u003e deepens our appreciation of Dylan's songs and allows us to celebrate him as what he truly is: a great writer.","brand":"Tantor","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":49352961720624,"sku":"BDhvy1","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio CD","offer_id":49352961786160,"sku":"ZEhvy1","price":49.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Audio MP3-CD","offer_id":49352961818928,"sku":"ZMhvy1","price":45.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2784\/9264\/files\/hvy1-Square-cover.jpg?v=1780397701","url":"https:\/\/downpour.com\/products\/book-hvy1","provider":"Downpour","version":"1.0","type":"link"}