Includes bibliographical references (pages 155-166), discography (pages 167-168), filmography (page 169) and index.
Contents
Introduction. Minstrel realism at the birth of rock -- Fugitives and futility : agrarian ballad novels in Bob Dylan's moment -- New critical noise in Music City : Thomas Pynchon's William Faulkner -- The ballad's gender : femininity and information in Georgia -- The Lead Belly thing : William Styron's records -- Coda. Nobel sounds : Bob Dylan's novel prize.
