Professor David Boucher Pořadí knih (chronologicky)

Both Dylan and Cohen have been influential figures in music and poetry for six decades. The book opens by discussing their contemporary significance and the reasons for their lasting appeal as performers and recording artists. It then delves into their early ambitions, highlighting their desire for fame akin to that of Dylan Thomas and their aspiration to embody the Beat Generation's ethos of social irresponsibility. The "Rimbaud of Cwmdonkin Drive" captivated America, showing that a bohemian poet could thrive outside academia. Despite fluctuations in their fame, Dylan and Cohen maintained a sustainable presence by adopting various personas to create distance from their public selves. This necessitates an examination of their relationship with religion as a means of discovering and preserving their inner identities. Their lyrics and poetry are analyzed in relation to the interplay between poetry and song, drawing on Lorca's ideas of inspiration and the emotional depths of 'duende.' These concepts reflect the dislocation of the mind and the liberation of the senses that profoundly impacted Dylan and Cohen upon encountering the works of Rimbaud and Lorca. The book emphasizes that performance and poetry are intertwined, with the 'duende' of delivery being essential to the essence of their art, a shared trait among Dylan, Cohen, and the Beat Generation.