{"product_id":"no-one-to-meet-imitation-and-originality-in-the-songs-of-bob-dylan-paperback","title":"No One to Meet: Imitation and Originality in the Songs of Bob Dylan - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaphael Falco\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\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\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\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 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRaphael Falco\u003c\/b\u003e is professor of English at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and a coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Dylan Review\u003c\/i\u003e. He is author of \u003ci\u003eCultural Genealogy: An Essay on Early Modern Myth\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCharisma and Myth\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCharismatic Authority in Early Modern English Tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.95 x 8.91 x 5.99 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49137760698520,"sku":"9780817362461","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/ztBaIov5Ck9780817362461.webp?v=1779346384","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/no-one-to-meet-imitation-and-originality-in-the-songs-of-bob-dylan-paperback","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}