Faculty Scholarship
Document Type
Book Chapter/Essay
Publication Title
The Politics and Power of Bob Dylan's Live Performances: Play a Song for Me
First Page
89
116
Publication Date
2024
Abstract
This chapter studies a series of concerts Dylan performed at the Warfield Theatre in San Francisco in November 1980. After several concert tours devoted solely to his new Christian music, Dylan began playing some of his older secular music again, trying to integrate these two strands of his music. This chapter examines Dylan's song cycles like a series of medieval mystery plays, emphasizing themes of reconciliation, collaboration, and communal renewal.
Recommended Citation
Herren, Graley, "The Warfield Cycle: Dylan's Mystery Plays, San Francisco, November 1980" (2024). Faculty Scholarship. 637.
https://www.exhibit.xavier.edu/english_faculty/637
