This necessarily requires an exploration of their relation to religion as avenues to find and preserve their inner identities. The fame of Dylan and Cohen, while it fluctuated over the decades, was sustained and was sustainable because they self-consciously adopted different personas, or masks, to distance themselves from the public self. The ‘Rimbaud of Cwmdonkin Drive’ took America by storm, demonstrating that the bohemian poet could earn a living outside the academy. The focus then returns to their ambitions when they first started out, arguing that they both shared the aspirations of the Beat Generation of Ginsberg, Kerouac and Corso to be as famous as Dylan Thomas and live the life of his sense of unconditional social irresponsibility. This book begins with a discussion of their contemporary importance, and how they have sustained their enduring appeal as performers and recording artists. | Summary: “Both Dylan and Cohen have been a presence on the music and poetry landscape spanning six decades. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Description: New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2021. Title: Bob Dylan and Leonard Cohen : deaths and entrances / David Boucher, Lucy Boucher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Boucher, David, 1951- author. Whilst every effort has been made to locate copyright holders the publishers would be grateful to hear from any person(s) not here acknowledged. The author and publisher regret any inconvenience caused if addresses have changed or sites have ceased to exist, but can accept no responsibility for any such changes. All internet addresses given in this book were correct at the time of going to press. Bloomsbury Publishing Inc does not have any control over, or responsibility for, any third-party websites referred to or in this book. No part of this publication may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or any information storage or retrieval system, without prior permission in writing from the publishers. Cover design by Louise Dugdale Cover images: Bob Dylan, 1966, Bettmann/Getty Images,Leonard Cohen, 1985, Photo by Oliver Morris/Getty Images All rights reserved. 285 constitute an extension of this copyright page. The centrality of music and its effect on languageĬhapter 9: Mine’ve been like Verlaine’s and Rimbaudīob Dylan and Leonard Cohen Deaths and Entrances David Boucher and Lucy BoucherīLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC Bloomsbury Publishing Inc 1385 Broadway, New York, NY 10018, USA 50 Bedford Square, London, WC1B 3DP, UK 29 Earlsfort Terrace, Dublin 2, Ireland BLOOMSBURY, BLOOMSBURY ACADEMIC and the Diana logo are trademarks of Bloomsbury Publishing Plc First published in the United States of America 2021 Copyright © David Boucher and Lucy Boucher, 2021 For legal purposes the Acknowledgments on p. Similarities and differences between poetry and song The transformative mask: From poet to pop star The mask as revelation: The truth from behind the maskĬhapter 6: The Lone Ranger – Leonard Cohen The mask as disguise: Protecting the private self from the public gaze ‘O Make Me a Mask’: Dylan, Thomas, Cohen and the mask of fame ‘These rabbis really had something going on’: The return to JudaismĬhapter 4: Starting out: Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, the Beat Generation and Dylan ThomasĬhapter 5: The Masked Crusader – Bob Dylan ‘Every breath we drew was hallelujah’: The sacred and profane ‘I can’t even locate a Zen idea’: Leonard Cohen and Buddhism Gotta serve somebody: Dylan’s born-again yearsĪ broken Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen and Christianity Hava Negeilah blues: The Jewish roots of Bob Dylan and Leonard CohenĪngel-headed hipsters: Spiritual experimentation in the 1960s A secret chord that pleased the Lord: Music and divinity
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