{"title":"Graley Herren","description":"\u003cp\u003eGraley Herren's works delve into the rich interplay of music, culture, and artistic expression, inviting readers to explore the deeper narratives behind iconic figures and their creations. His insightful analyses blend scholarly rigour with an accessible style, perfect for those fascinated by the layers of meaning within contemporary arts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWithin the \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e category, Herren's books offer thoughtful reflections on cultural dialogues, especially in relation to influential musical works. Readers can expect a nuanced examination of the creative process that resonates beyond the surface of popular culture.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"dreams-and-dialogues-in-dylans-time-out-of-mind-by-graley-herren-9781785278464","title":"Dreams and Dialogues in Dylan’s \"Time Out of Mind\"","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Out of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is one of the most ambitious, complex, and provocative albums of Bob Dylan's distinguished artistic career. The present book interprets the songs recorded for \u003ci\u003eTime Out of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e as a series of dreams by a single singer\/dreamer. These dreams overlap and intermingle, but three primary levels of meaning emerge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOn one level, the singer\/dreamer envisions himself as a killer awaiting execution for killing his lover. On another level, the song-cycle functions as religious allegory, dramatizing the protagonist's relentless struggles with his lover as a battle between spirit and flesh, earth and heaven, salvation and damnation. On still another level, \u003ci\u003eTime Out of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e is a meditation on American slavery and racism, Dylan's most personal encounter with the subject, but one tangled up in associations with the minstrelsy tradition and debates surrounding cultural appropriation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime Out of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e marks the culmination of several recurring themes that have preoccupied Dylan for decades, and it serves as a pivotal turning point toward his late renaissance in terms of both subject matter and intertextual approach.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596298043628,"sku":"9781785278464","price":150.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781785278464-dreams-and-dialogues-in-dylan-s-time-out-of-mind.jpg?v=1777919905"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/graley-herren.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}