{"product_id":"no-one-to-meet-raphael-falco-9780817362461","title":"No One to Meet: Imitation and Originality in the Songs of Bob Dylan","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWINNER OF THE ELIZABETH AGEE PRIZE IN AMERICAN LITERATURE\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA groundbreaking appreciation of Dylan as a literary practitioner.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe 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: Imitation and Originality in the Songs of Bob Dylan \u003c\/i\u003eplaces Dylan the artist within a long tradition of literary production and offers an innovative way to understand his unique and often controversial methods of composition. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDylan expert Raphael Falco traces the similarities between the way Dylan borrows, digests, and transforms traditional songs and what Renaissance writers called \u003ci\u003eimitatio\u003c\/i\u003e. Although Dylan's lyrical postures may suggest an avant-garde consciousness, \u003ci\u003eNo One to Meet \u003c\/i\u003eshows that Dylan's creative process creatively expands methods used by classical and Renaissance authors. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDrawing on numerous examples, including Dylan's previously unseen manuscript excerpts and archival materials, Raphael 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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Raphael Falco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0817362460\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780817362461\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Alabama Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs","brand":"Raphael Falco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48450305392895,"sku":"9780817362461","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f9cf49d4-cd29-476a-ba0f-6eef097f222e.jpg?v=1777267072","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/no-one-to-meet-raphael-falco-9780817362461","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}