WHY BOB DYLAN MATTERS, by Richard F. Thomas

     In WHY BOB DYLAN MATTERS, Harvard Professor Richard F. Thomas answers this question with magisterial erudition. A world expert on Classical poetry, Thomas was initially ridiculed by his colleagues for teaching a course on Bob Dylan alongside his traditional seminars on Homer, Virgil, and Ovid. Dylan’s Nobel Prize brought him vindication, and he immediately found himself thrust into the spotlight as a leading academic voice in all matters Dylanological. Today, through his wildly popular Dylan seminar—affectionately dubbed "Dylan 101"—Thomas is introducing a new generation of fans and scholars to the revered bard’s work.

    The book is titled WHY BOB DYLAN MATTERS in the US edition and WHY DYLAN MATTERS in the UK edition. It has been translated into Chinese, Italian and Japanese.

uncorrected proof, softcover	USA, Dey Street Books 2017, 368 pages, hardcover. ISBN 978-0062685735	UK, William Collins 2017, 368 pages, hardcover.   ISBN 978-000824529-8
USA, Dey Street Books 2018, 368 pages, paperback. ISBN 978-0062685742	UK, William Collins 2018, UK, 368 pages, paperback, containing the new afterword written from song drafts discovered in Tulsa. ISBN 978-0008245467	USA, Dey Street Books, January 2025, 384 pages, revised edition