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The Monk's Record Player: Thomas Merton, Bob Dylan, and the Perilous Summer of 1966
By Hudson, Robert
- ISBN
- 9780802875204
- Publisher
- Eerdmans
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Reviewed on February 15, 2018 | Swinging Sixties
Trappist monk Thomas Merton (1915–68) and folk-rock icon Bob Dylan (b. 1941) are unlikely to be referenced in the same breath, but Hudson (Four Birds of Noah's Ark) pursues this hitherto unexplored pairing in a fascinating study focusing chiefly on Merton's spiritual and authorial development, highlighting Dylan's influence on his literary endeavors. Although the two never met, ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
