Leonard Cohen And Bob Dylan's 'American History From Revolution To Reconstruction And Beyond'?
Leonard Cohen and Bob Dylan are considered and accepted as legends in the field of literature. Their themes are universal but they talk about their own land its beauty and pain. Leonard Cohen was born on 1934 in Canada; Dylan was born on 1941 in America. Their entry into the literary world is almost same and moreover, they have faced the effects and impact of Second World War. In economical condition, both Canada and America started to flourish with the concepts of capitalism. From the article “American History from Revolution to Reconstruction and Beyond”, it could be understood that though the industrialisation grew up, the economic condition of farmers’ become worst. Many people gave up their land because of large scale businesses. In Canada
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How long it is to be like this? More than a World War, the post war time gave worst situation. The chaos rose within the nation or boundary. The early life of Dylan and Cohen helps to understand another phase of war in the name of economic downfall, cold war, civil war and social disorder. Similar to the soldiers, the post war children also was affected psychologically. More than standing and fighting in battleground, the next generation started to fight with themselves to survive and excel in …show more content…
Her research article titled “Prophetic elements in Leonard Cohen’s poetry and music” discuss the Cohen’s experience in religion and prophetic visions through his select poems and songs such as “Prayer of my wild Grandfather”, “Story of Isaac”, “Future”, and “First we take Manhattan”. Gordon Ball (2007) has stated in his study that “Poetry and music have shared common ground, from the Greeks to Pound to Ginsberg. Categorize Dylan’s work as you will, but its literary qualities are exceptional; its artful idealism has contributed to major social change, altering and enriching the lives of millions culturally, politically, and aesthetically; the voices acclaiming it are many and distinguished. The Nobel Prize for Literature, which in over a century of being awarded has covered a territory broad and diverse, is a deserved form of recognition for such extraordinary accomplishment“.
Impact of War in Bob Dylan’s another Side of Bob
How long it is to be like this? More than a World War, the post war time gave worst situation. The chaos rose within the nation or boundary. The early life of Dylan and Cohen helps to understand another phase of war in the name of economic downfall, cold war, civil war and social disorder. Similar to the soldiers, the post war children also was affected psychologically. More than standing and fighting in battleground, the next generation started to fight with themselves to survive and excel in …show more content…
Her research article titled “Prophetic elements in Leonard Cohen’s poetry and music” discuss the Cohen’s experience in religion and prophetic visions through his select poems and songs such as “Prayer of my wild Grandfather”, “Story of Isaac”, “Future”, and “First we take Manhattan”. Gordon Ball (2007) has stated in his study that “Poetry and music have shared common ground, from the Greeks to Pound to Ginsberg. Categorize Dylan’s work as you will, but its literary qualities are exceptional; its artful idealism has contributed to major social change, altering and enriching the lives of millions culturally, politically, and aesthetically; the voices acclaiming it are many and distinguished. The Nobel Prize for Literature, which in over a century of being awarded has covered a territory broad and diverse, is a deserved form of recognition for such extraordinary accomplishment“.
Impact of War in Bob Dylan’s another Side of Bob