Bob Dylan: 'busy being born'

City Lit

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    London

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This course illuminates the changing faces of his evolution by considering contrasting performances of a representative sequence of seminal songs. We shall track the remarkable unfolding of Bob Dylan’s career, from classic Sixties compositions up to his most recent album of original material, Tempest (2012).

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London
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Keeley Street, Covent Garden, WC2B 4BA

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About this course

- Demonstrate insight into how Dylan’s output has developed and changed over time.
- Appreciate the expressive eloquence of Dylan’s lyrics and the rhetorical energy of their presentation.
- Identify how social and personal circumstances influenced Dylan’s work.

No extra costs. You may wish to bring a notebook and pen so that you can take notes during the session.

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By comparing different renderings (by Dylan and others) of a variety of songs, we shall consider the protean nature of Dylan’s work, and discuss both the consistency and the disparate nature of his achievement.

Teacher explanation; group discussion. TUTOR BIOGRAPHY: Peter Brennan is a poet, and was for many years Head of English at The Latymer School, Edmonton. He founded Visionary Company courses in 2005, and is Editor-in-Chief of Perdika Press.

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Bob Dylan: 'busy being born'

£ 49 VAT inc.