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It Ain't Me Babe

Bob Dylan and the Performance of Authenticity

It Ain't Me Babe

Bob Dylan and the Performance of Authenticity

ByAndrea Cossu
Edition 1st Edition
First Published 2012
eBook Published 3 December 2015
Pub. location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOIhttps://doi.org/10.4324/9781315633855
Pages 192 pages
eBook ISBN 9781317257288
SubjectsSocial Sciences
KeywordsFolk Revival, Rolling Thunder Revue, Bob Dylan, Charismatic Narrative, Dylan’s Work
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Cossu, A. (2012). It Ain't Me Babe. New York: Routledge, https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315633855
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Bob Dylan has always been something of a mystery. He has worn a variety of masks that have delighted, puzzled, amused and angered his many audiences. Andrea Cossu offers a strikingly fresh explanation of Dylan and the transformations he has made throughout his career. Cossu's descriptions of key Dylan performances explain how he forged authenticity through performance, and how the various attempts to make 'Bob Dylan' have often involved the interaction between the artist, his public image and his many audiences. It Ain't Me Babe offers a striking vision of how Dylan built his image and learned to live with its burden, painting a unique and coherent new portrait of the artist.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|32 pages
I Ain’t No Prophet: Becoming Bob Dylan in the Folk Revival
View abstract
chapter 2|38 pages
There’s No Success Like Failure: Performance and Audience Mobilization in the Electric Turn
View abstract
chapter 3|26 pages
Never Let Me Go: Playfulness and Seriousness in the Rolling Thunder Revue
View abstract
chapter 4|34 pages
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord: Performing the Conversion during the Gospel Tour
View abstract
chapter 5|36 pages
Back Where I Come From: Bob Dylan’s Memory Projects and the Never Ending Tour
View abstract

Bob Dylan has always been something of a mystery. He has worn a variety of masks that have delighted, puzzled, amused and angered his many audiences. Andrea Cossu offers a strikingly fresh explanation of Dylan and the transformations he has made throughout his career. Cossu's descriptions of key Dylan performances explain how he forged authenticity through performance, and how the various attempts to make 'Bob Dylan' have often involved the interaction between the artist, his public image and his many audiences. It Ain't Me Babe offers a striking vision of how Dylan built his image and learned to live with its burden, painting a unique and coherent new portrait of the artist.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|32 pages
I Ain’t No Prophet: Becoming Bob Dylan in the Folk Revival
View abstract
chapter 2|38 pages
There’s No Success Like Failure: Performance and Audience Mobilization in the Electric Turn
View abstract
chapter 3|26 pages
Never Let Me Go: Playfulness and Seriousness in the Rolling Thunder Revue
View abstract
chapter 4|34 pages
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord: Performing the Conversion during the Gospel Tour
View abstract
chapter 5|36 pages
Back Where I Come From: Bob Dylan’s Memory Projects and the Never Ending Tour
View abstract
CONTENTS
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Bob Dylan has always been something of a mystery. He has worn a variety of masks that have delighted, puzzled, amused and angered his many audiences. Andrea Cossu offers a strikingly fresh explanation of Dylan and the transformations he has made throughout his career. Cossu's descriptions of key Dylan performances explain how he forged authenticity through performance, and how the various attempts to make 'Bob Dylan' have often involved the interaction between the artist, his public image and his many audiences. It Ain't Me Babe offers a striking vision of how Dylan built his image and learned to live with its burden, painting a unique and coherent new portrait of the artist.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|32 pages
I Ain’t No Prophet: Becoming Bob Dylan in the Folk Revival
View abstract
chapter 2|38 pages
There’s No Success Like Failure: Performance and Audience Mobilization in the Electric Turn
View abstract
chapter 3|26 pages
Never Let Me Go: Playfulness and Seriousness in the Rolling Thunder Revue
View abstract
chapter 4|34 pages
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord: Performing the Conversion during the Gospel Tour
View abstract
chapter 5|36 pages
Back Where I Come From: Bob Dylan’s Memory Projects and the Never Ending Tour
View abstract

Bob Dylan has always been something of a mystery. He has worn a variety of masks that have delighted, puzzled, amused and angered his many audiences. Andrea Cossu offers a strikingly fresh explanation of Dylan and the transformations he has made throughout his career. Cossu's descriptions of key Dylan performances explain how he forged authenticity through performance, and how the various attempts to make 'Bob Dylan' have often involved the interaction between the artist, his public image and his many audiences. It Ain't Me Babe offers a striking vision of how Dylan built his image and learned to live with its burden, painting a unique and coherent new portrait of the artist.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|32 pages
I Ain’t No Prophet: Becoming Bob Dylan in the Folk Revival
View abstract
chapter 2|38 pages
There’s No Success Like Failure: Performance and Audience Mobilization in the Electric Turn
View abstract
chapter 3|26 pages
Never Let Me Go: Playfulness and Seriousness in the Rolling Thunder Revue
View abstract
chapter 4|34 pages
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord: Performing the Conversion during the Gospel Tour
View abstract
chapter 5|36 pages
Back Where I Come From: Bob Dylan’s Memory Projects and the Never Ending Tour
View abstract
ABOUT THIS BOOK
ABOUT THIS BOOK

Bob Dylan has always been something of a mystery. He has worn a variety of masks that have delighted, puzzled, amused and angered his many audiences. Andrea Cossu offers a strikingly fresh explanation of Dylan and the transformations he has made throughout his career. Cossu's descriptions of key Dylan performances explain how he forged authenticity through performance, and how the various attempts to make 'Bob Dylan' have often involved the interaction between the artist, his public image and his many audiences. It Ain't Me Babe offers a striking vision of how Dylan built his image and learned to live with its burden, painting a unique and coherent new portrait of the artist.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|32 pages
I Ain’t No Prophet: Becoming Bob Dylan in the Folk Revival
View abstract
chapter 2|38 pages
There’s No Success Like Failure: Performance and Audience Mobilization in the Electric Turn
View abstract
chapter 3|26 pages
Never Let Me Go: Playfulness and Seriousness in the Rolling Thunder Revue
View abstract
chapter 4|34 pages
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord: Performing the Conversion during the Gospel Tour
View abstract
chapter 5|36 pages
Back Where I Come From: Bob Dylan’s Memory Projects and the Never Ending Tour
View abstract

Bob Dylan has always been something of a mystery. He has worn a variety of masks that have delighted, puzzled, amused and angered his many audiences. Andrea Cossu offers a strikingly fresh explanation of Dylan and the transformations he has made throughout his career. Cossu's descriptions of key Dylan performances explain how he forged authenticity through performance, and how the various attempts to make 'Bob Dylan' have often involved the interaction between the artist, his public image and his many audiences. It Ain't Me Babe offers a striking vision of how Dylan built his image and learned to live with its burden, painting a unique and coherent new portrait of the artist.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
chapter 1|32 pages
I Ain’t No Prophet: Becoming Bob Dylan in the Folk Revival
View abstract
chapter 2|38 pages
There’s No Success Like Failure: Performance and Audience Mobilization in the Electric Turn
View abstract
chapter 3|26 pages
Never Let Me Go: Playfulness and Seriousness in the Rolling Thunder Revue
View abstract
chapter 4|34 pages
Blessed Be the Name of the Lord: Performing the Conversion during the Gospel Tour
View abstract
chapter 5|36 pages
Back Where I Come From: Bob Dylan’s Memory Projects and the Never Ending Tour
View abstract
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