Caption: Dr. Bill King
Dr. Bill King 

Show 1: Dylan as Poet

Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
From: Bill King
Length: 00:59:54

Introduction to this series on Bob Dylan's Poetics with focus on "To Ramona" Read the full description.
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Show 2: Dylan and the Three Kings (00:59:35)
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Show 4: Ballads, Part I (00:59:54)
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This show begins a two part series by focusing on ballads in the early albums released in 1963-65.
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Show 11: Art/Artist/Audience in Dylan' Songs (00:59:12)
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Dylan's Relationship to His Art, to himself as Artist, and to his Audience
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Show 10: John Wesley Harding (01:02:21)
From: Bill King

The JWH album traces Dylan's relationship with America and his spritual journey from outlaw to family man, from joker to thief.
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Show 12: Dylan and the Traditions (01:00:09)
From: Bill King

Dylan & the Traditions: Literature, Popular Song, Folk Song
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Show 9: Quinntessence (00:59:31)
From: Bill King

Quinntessence: Dylan's Spiritual Quest
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Show 8: Myths (01:01:51)
From: Bill King

Dylan Debunks False Myths
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Show 5: Ballads, Part II (00:58:56)
From: Bill King

Fate in Dylan's Long Ballads
Caption: Folksong Night in Gunnison

Show 3: The Joker and the Thief (00:59:19)
From: Bill King

Joker and Thief: Two Masks of Bob Dylan
Caption: Dr. Bill King

Show 7: Love Songs Part II (00:59:16)
From: Bill King

Extends part 6 by looking at "Visions of Johanna"

Piece Description

Show one introduces three questions the series will address: What kind of poet is Dylan? How can we deepen our appreciation of his work? How does his poetry work? This show provides short answers to each. Later shows develop these much more fully. The song, "To Ramona," becomes the primary focus. It is a simple song in appearance with deep philosophical implications about the state of "radical solitude" in which each of us exist.

There is a substantial companion web site at http:\\www.dylanalley.org

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Well done!

I've only listened to the first in this series, but I'm looking forward to hearing the rest of them. I'm a 30-something woman whose parents and their contemporaries are/were Dylan fans. However, I only began to appreciate his work about 10 years ago....This program is great for both the serious Dylan fans AND those who are unfamiliar with his music.

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thanks

thanks for the e-mail regarding your program it encouraged us to check out your program.

Transcript

See web site. There is a substantial companion web site at http:\\www.dylanalley.org
Read the full transcript

Timing and Cues

Four tracks provide three places to do station ID but the show is better uninterrupted. I provide program ID at the beginning and after each track.

Musical Works

Title Artist Album Label Year Length
To Ramona Dylan Another Side of Bob Dylan. Columbia 1964 04:00

Related Website

http://www.dylanalley.org