J 2022

Singing Hamlet: Bob Dylan's take on the classic

WEISS, Michaela

Basic information

Original name

Singing Hamlet: Bob Dylan's take on the classic

Authors

WEISS, Michaela (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Theory and Practice in English Studies, Brno, Masarykova univerzita Brno, 2022, 1805-0840

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

60206 Specific literatures

Country of publisher

Czech Republic

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

RIV identification code

RIV/47813059:19240/22:A0001013

Organization unit

Faculty of Philosophy and Science in Opava

Keywords in English

Bob Dylan; Hamlet; popular music; adaptation of classics

Tags

Tags

International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 29/1/2023 13:38, doc. PhDr. Michaela Weiss, Ph.D.

Abstract

V originále

Bob Dylan has often been called the Shakespeare of popular music and has become a classic of American literature and culture. The paper discusses the representation of Shakespeare’s Hamlet in Dylan’s oeuvre, focusing on the dialogue between the original and Dylan’s take on the classic, demonstrating the centrality of Hamlet in Dylan’s life and artistic production.