Show 5: Ballads, Part II
Series: Shakespeare in the Alley: Bob Dylan's Poetics
From: Bill King
Length: 00:59:01
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Show 5 is completes the sequence on Dylan's ballads. It moves from analysis of short ballads on the "John Wesley Harding" album to a close reading of two long ballads: "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" and the much more powerful and mythic "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts." It closes with a look at the incredible "A Simple Twist of Fate" which reverses the gender roles in the "Jack of Hearts." All three reveal Dylan's concerns with the human condition.
A substantial companion web site is available at http://www.dylanalley.org
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Show 1: Dylan as Poet
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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)
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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
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Show 10: John Wesley Harding
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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)
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Dylan & the Traditions: Literature, Popular Song, Folk Song
Show 7: Love Songs Part II
(00:59:20)
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Show 5 is completes the sequence on Dylan's ballads. It moves from analysis of short ballads on the "John Wesley Harding" album to a close reading of two long ballads: "The Ballad of Frankie Lee and Judas Priest" and the much more powerful and mythic "Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts." It closes with a look at the incredible "A Simple Twist of Fate" which reverses the gender roles in the "Jack of Hearts." All three reveal Dylan's concerns with the human condition.
A substantial companion web site is available at http://www.dylanalley.org
Transcript
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Timing and Cues
Four tracks provide three places for station ID. I prefer to have the show uninterrupted if possible.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lilly, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts | Dylan | Blood on the Tracks. | Columbia | 7 | 00:00 |
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