This deeply felt telling of the life and times of Bob Dylan focuses on seven of Dylan's most transformative songs. Acclaimed cultural critic Greil Marcus describes how the rich history of American folk songs was invigorated and given new life when Dylan sat down to write his own.

Greil Marcus is the author of many books, from Mystery Train to Under the Red White and Blue: Patriotism, Disenchantment and the Stubborn Myth of the Great Gatsby. With Werner Sollors he is the editor of A New Literary History of America.