The Philosophy of Modern Song

by Bob Dylan

Book Overview

The Philosophy of Modern Song is Bob Dylan's first book of new writing since 2004's Chronicles: Volume One--and since winning the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2016.

Dylan, who began working on the book in 2010, offers a master class on the art and craft of songwriting. He writes over sixty essays focusing on songs by other artists, spanning from Stephen Foster to Elvis Costello, and in between ranging from...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1451648707
• ISBN13: 9781451648706
• Release Date: November 2022
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 2.22 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.6" x 9.3"