The Philosophy of Modern Song and the Ambi-Modernist Impulse

A panel from the World of Bob Dylan, June 2, 2023, Tulsa, OK

The publication of Bob Dylan's The Philosophy of Modern Song in 2022 has elicited much commentary related to song selection, the question of breadth, and the notion of a central philosophy tying it all together. What this panel suggests is that this book contains thematic threads beyond the songs themselves that comment on Dylan’s relationship with the past and the contemporary moment.

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