Bob Dylan, Bruce Springsteen, and American Song

This study exposes the depth of Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen’s philosophies, creative vision, stylistic tendencies and contributions to their craft. It offers a comparative analysis that synthesizes biographical material, critical interpretation and selected exemplars of the writers’ work. Presenting Dylan as an enigmatic player of words and Springsteen as the narrator of a melodramatic portrayal of a specific community’s life struggles, Smith reinterprets their work.