Show 3: The Joker and the Thief
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
From: Bill King
Length: 00:59:23
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Using songs from all five decades of Dylan's career, this show demonstrates how Dylan alternates between two artistic masks: the Joker and the Thief. He fluctuates back and forth between a Classical mode of moderation and a Romantic mode of excess. The most concise expression of these two modes is found symbolically expressed in the joker and the thief from "All Along the Watchtower." They reveal Dylan's alternation between Dionysian rebellion and Apollonian order.
There is a substantial companion web site at http:\\www.dylanalley.org
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(00:59:35)
From: Bill King
Radical Solitude in "Just Like a Woman" and a Radio Drama
Show 1: Dylan as Poet
(00:59:54)
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Introduction to this series on Bob Dylan's Poetics with focus on "To Ramona"
Show 4: Ballads, Part I
(00:59:58)
From: Bill King
This show begins a two part series by focusing on ballads in the early albums released in 1963-65.
Show 11: Art/Artist/Audience in Dylan' Songs
(00:59:13)
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Dylan's Relationship to His Art, to himself as Artist, and to his Audience
Show 10: John Wesley Harding
(01:02:25)
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.
Show 12: Dylan and the Traditions
(01:00:13)
From: Bill King
Dylan & the Traditions: Literature, Popular Song, Folk Song
Show 7: Love Songs Part II
(00:59:20)
From: Bill King
Extends part 6 by looking at "Visions of Johanna"
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Using songs from all five decades of Dylan's career, this show demonstrates how Dylan alternates between two artistic masks: the Joker and the Thief. He fluctuates back and forth between a Classical mode of moderation and a Romantic mode of excess. The most concise expression of these two modes is found symbolically expressed in the joker and the thief from "All Along the Watchtower." They reveal Dylan's alternation between Dionysian rebellion and Apollonian order.
There is a substantial companion web site at http:\\www.dylanalley.org
Transcript
There is a substantial companion web site at http:\\www.dylanalley.org including the transcripts.
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Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Along the Watchtower | Dylan | John Wesley Harding. | Columbia | 4 | 00:00 |
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