A CRITICAL STUDY OF SOCIO-POLITICAL, RELIGIOUS, AND AESTHETIC DIMENSIONS IN THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN
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https://doi.org/10.29121/granthaalayah.v14.i3.2026.6850Keywords:
Lyricism, Versification, Protest Poetry, Bob Dylan, Song Lyrics As Literature, Socio-Political Critique, Religious ImageryAbstract [English]
The book will unpack the relationship between lyric, versification and protest poetics in Bob Dylan’s songs by situating his work in a modern literary discourse. This study should elucidate points about the way Dylan’s lyrics work beyond even established music, and they are clearly covenant via reading diverse as poetic texts with emotional depth, structural innovation and socio-political engagement. Using a qualitative textual analytical approach, the paper explores key aspects of lyricism (e.g., subjectivity, imagery and symbolic expression) in conjunction with versification forms like rhyme and rhythm. Special focus is placed on Dylan as a prophets of resistance, addressing themes like civil rights, wars and social justice ingrained in his protest songs. The study also examines the impact of biblical and spiritual imagery, which inspires added layers or moral and philosophical meaning in his work. Moreover, the study examines the rhetorical strategies that reinforce Dylan’s lyrics as a cultural and political vehicle of persuasion. Overall, these findings indicate that Dylan's novel integration of poetic form with musical expression opens up contemporary poetry to wider generative possibilities than ever before, while simultaneously inflating a critical gap that must be crossed between high and popular art in order to sustain literature as the most effective device for social critique and change.
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