Sir Christopher Ricks on the Poetry of Bob Dylan

Guest lecturer Professor Christopher Ricks discusses the poetry of Bob Dylan, "All Because of the Color of his Skin" as part of Jepson School of Leadership Studies Professor Gary L. McDowell's Folk Music and Protest Thought class. Professor Ricks is the William M. and Sara B. Warren Professor of the Humanities at Boston University, and co-director of the Editorial Institute. He has been professor of English at Bristol and at Cambridge universities in the United Kingdom, and was elected Professor of Poetry at Oxford in 2004. He is widely known both for his critical studies and for his editorial work and is also the author of the acclaimed Dylan's Visions of Sin. March 31, 2011

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[THthefirst]

Dylan is a genius, and so few people appreciate this. That's because most people are sadly stupid.

[Charles Cox]

Absorbing until sound too low to hear Dylan's rendition of Buckley song.... never heard before so particularly frustrating.... gave up.

[Pio Benedicto]

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[THthefirst]

I never said you were stupid or less gifted than me, you did. Surely it is right to say that most people are stupid, as in, most people aren't really bright/intellectual and don't appreciate high art, poetry, etc etc. Not being arrogant, it's just a fact of life.

[Thomas De Lello]

There's no law against being stoopid. Because I'm less gifted than you, does that give you a right to confront me with contemp...? That's called arrogance and it sux...

[THthefirst]

"its (sic) hard for people to see past is (sic) awful singing". That must be why Rolling Stone had him as one of the greatest singers of all time, and millions have bought his albums. You must be right. His voice in the 1960s is awesome, and no one has come close to the phrasing, expression and snarl in it. A million miles better than the corny, sickly-sweet bubble gum pop you probably like. Dylan sang truths, you can't do that in a pop voice.

[Maxwell Hollows]

what a fatuous remark!... I think its hard for people to see past is awful singing... but to call people "stupid" is ridiculous, they clearly just don't have an interest in his music.

[Ultralaserwave]

I just randomly came across this & have never been thankful for such a stumbling. This was amazing.

[HumanExtra]

I have never been so pleased to stumble on a video on Youtube. Thank you so much for posting. 

[Phillky Spens]

I think a lot of ppl give dylan credit for his works