{"product_id":"the-philosophy-of-modern-song-9781451648706","title":"The Philosophy of Modern Song","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Modern Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's \u003ci\u003eChronicles: Volume One\u003c\/i\u003e--and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers his extraordinary insight into the nature of popular music. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from Hank Williams to Nina Simone. He analyzes what he calls the trap of easy rhymes, breaks down how the addition of a single syllable can diminish a song, and even explains how bluegrass relates to heavy metal. These essays are written in Dylan's unique prose. They are mysterious and mercurial, poignant and profound, and often laugh-out-loud funny. And while they are ostensibly about music, they are really meditations and reflections on the human condition. Running throughout the book are nearly 150 carefully curated photos as well as a series of dream-like riffs that, taken together, resemble an epic poem and add to the work's transcendence. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 2020, with the release of his outstanding album \u003ci\u003eRough and Rowdy Ways\u003c\/i\u003e, Dylan became the first artist to have an album hit the Billboard Top 40 in each decade since the 1960s. \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Modern Song\u003c\/i\u003e contains much of what he has learned about his craft in all those years, and like everything that Dylan does, it is a momentous artistic achievement.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bob Dylan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 7.60w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781451648706\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/18\/2022 pg. 1\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/09\/2023","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40756399079539,"sku":"9.78145E+12","price":50.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_395bf718-5670-4fd7-aa73-3387e4f53209.jpg?v=1678802405","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-philosophy-of-modern-song-9781451648706","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}