I Was So Much Older Then

Bob Dylan`s mastery of the pen is a perennial source ofintrigue to fans and scholars alike. Here, the author exploresvarious functions of figurative language in Dylan`s 1960s lyrics.Focusing on the period in which the artist rose to fame as acritically acclaimed performer and songwriter, this book revealsmatters of metaphor and tropology to be at the very heart of theconstant changes and artistic metamorphoses so characteristic ofDylan`s career. Founded on influential modern accounts of metaphorin literary theory, the study follows certain key recurringmetaphors as the usage evolves through Dylan`s 1960s works. Throughthe book, the author traces these changes in the deployment ofmetaphor, from its origins as a foremost rhetorical tool in Dylan`s`topical` lyrics, towards functioning as a self-reflective literarydevice in his later `psychedelic` phase. As an academic approach toa popular theme, the work should be of interest to scholarsinterested in the workings of metaphor in literature, and songlyrics in particular, as well as to those who crave further insightinto the lyrical universe of one of the most acclaimed lyricists inpopular music.