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How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of 'imitatio' to craft some of the most original songs of his time

  • Written by Raphael Falco, Professor of English, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
How Bob Dylan used the ancient practice of 'imitatio' to craft some of the most original songs of his timeDylan’s complex creative process is unique among contemporary singer-songwriters.Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images

Over the course of six decades, Bob Dylan steadily brought together popular music and poetic excellence. Yet the guardians of literary culture have only rarely accepted Dylan’s legitimacy.

His 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature...

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