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Chapter 1 - Introduction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 February 2022

Jon Stewart
Jon Stewart
Affiliation:
BIMM Institute, Brighton
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Summary

Chapter 1 explains the rationale for the book and the principles underlying its methodology. It introduces the two artists covered, Bob Dylan and John Lennon, and the theorists used to contextualise their work: R. Serge Denisoff, Fredric Jameson, J. Anderson Thomson and Clare Aukofer. It summarises the concepts underlying each chapter – dual biography, protest music, history and spirituality – and explores the connections between these themes.

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Bob DylanJohn LennonBeatleshistoryspiritualityprotest musicpopular musicpopular culture
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Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God , pp. 1 - 3
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2021

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  • Introduction
  • Jon Stewart
  • Book: Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God
  • Online publication: 02 February 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108779470.002
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  • Introduction
  • Jon Stewart
  • Book: Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God
  • Online publication: 02 February 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108779470.002
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  • Introduction
  • Jon Stewart
  • Book: Dylan, Lennon, Marx and God
  • Online publication: 02 February 2022
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108779470.002
Available formats
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