{"product_id":"bob-dylan-prophet-mystic-poet-9781416559160","title":"Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet","description":"In \u003ci\u003eBob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet\u003c\/i\u003e, Seth Rogovoy, an award-winning critic and expert on Jewish music, rectifies that oversight, presenting a fascinating new look at one of the most celebrated musicians of all time. Rogovoy unearths the various strands of Judaism that appear throughout Bob Dylan's songs, revealing the ways in which Dylan walks in the footsteps of the Jewish Prophets. Rogovoy explains the profound depth of Jewish content--drawn from the Bible, the Talmud, and the Kabbalah--at the heart of Dylan's music, and demonstrates how his songs can only be fully appreciated in light of Dylan's relationship to Judaism and the Jewish themes that inform them. From his childhood growing up the son of Abe and Beatty Zimmerman, who were at the center of the small Jewish community in his hometown of Hibbing, Minnesota, to his frequent visits to Israel and involvement with the Orthodox Jewish outreach movement Chabad, Judaism has permeated Dylan's everyday life and work. Early songs like \"Blowin' in the Wind\" derive central imagery from passages in the books of Ezekiel and Isaiah; mid-career numbers like \"Forever Young\" are infused with themes from the Bible, Jewish liturgy, and Kabbalah; while late-period efforts have revealed a mind shaped by Jewish concepts of Creation and redemption. In this context, even Dylan's so-called born-again period is seen as a logical, almost inevitable development in his growth as a man and artist wrestling with the burden and inheritance of the Jewish prophetic tradition. Bob Dylan: Prophet, Mystic, Poet is a fresh and illuminating look at one of America's most renowned--and one of its most enigmatic--talents.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Seth Rogovoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Scribner Book Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/28\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.90d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781416559160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRogovoy, Seth:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - Seth Rogovoy is an award-winning music critic, radio commentator, musician, and author of The Essential Klezmer: A Music Lover's Guide to Jewish Roots and Soul Music (Algonquin Books, 2000). His writing has appeared in \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHaaretz\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eBoston Phoenix\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHadassah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eForward\u003c\/i\u003e, and on the web at the Rogovoy Report (www.rogovoy.com). He lives in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, where he is editor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eBerkshire Living\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. His grandparents were from Russia, and he has blue eyes.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44409870745715,"sku":"9781416559160","price":22.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_d96ea815-cd53-428d-aa24-20b473c1969a.jpg?v=1771939106","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/bob-dylan-prophet-mystic-poet-9781416559160","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}