Tag: Bob Dylan

Two Vergilian Reminscences? Shakespeare and Dylan

E. J. Hutchinson — November 12, 2025

Two Vergilian Reminscences? Shakespeare and Dylan

Vergil in (maybe) Shakespeare and Dylan.

“Mature Poets Steal”?: Dylan and Eliot (Updated)

E. J. Hutchinson — October 1, 2025

“Mature Poets Steal”?: Dylan and Eliot (Updated)

On Bob Dylan as a reader of T.S. Eliot.

Literary Contamination in “Crossing the Rubicon”: Homer in Bob Dylan, Again

E. J. Hutchinson — September 15, 2025

Literary Contamination in “Crossing the Rubicon”: Homer in Bob Dylan, Again

More allusivity in Bob Dylan, this time in "Crossing the Rubicon."

Allusion in Bob Dylan’s “Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love)”

E. J. Hutchinson — September 9, 2025

Allusion in Bob Dylan’s “Tight Connection to My Heart (Has Anyone Seen My Love)”

Some allusions in Bob Dylan's "Tight Connection to My Heart" (Empire Burlesque, 1985).

A New (?) Allusion (?) in “Narrow Way”:  Dylan and Homer, Again

E. J. Hutchinson — September 4, 2025

A New (?) Allusion (?) in “Narrow Way”: Dylan and Homer, Again

More on Homer in Dylan.

Zeugma in Bob Dylan’s “Isis”

E. J. Hutchinson — August 21, 2025

Zeugma in Bob Dylan’s “Isis”

The figure of zeugma in Vergil's AENEID and Bob Dylan's "Isis."

Hypermetry in Bob Dylan’s “Hurricane”

E. J. Hutchinson — August 19, 2025

Hypermetry in Bob Dylan’s “Hurricane”

On the prosody of Horace and Bob Dylan.

Shelter from the Storm: Bob Dylan and the Power of Narrative in a Storyless World

Eddie LaRow — June 23, 2025

Shelter from the Storm: Bob Dylan and the Power of Narrative in a Storyless World

For a time, one of the 20th century's greatest storytellers found rest in the greatest story ever told.

From the Editor’s Desk: Ad Fontes Fall 2024

Rhys Laverty — June 23, 2025

From the Editor’s Desk: Ad Fontes Fall 2024

Senior Editor Rhys Lavetry introduces the Fall 2024 edition of Ad Fontes.

“Beyond the Sea”: Darin and Stevens in Key West

E. J. Hutchinson — June 19, 2025

“Beyond the Sea”: Darin and Stevens in Key West

On Bob Dylan, Bobby Darin, and Wallace Stevens.