Protest Music and Rhetoric: A Study of Bob Dylan’s Songs
Keywords:
Rhetoric, Protest songs, Bob DylanAbstract
This paper examines the use of rhetoric in Bob Dylan’s music. In the 1960s, America was struggling with revolution and social change. During this time, protest music served as an outlet for musicians to voice their support for this change. The study focuses on the rhetorical functions of this music in the context of the protest movements of the 1960s.
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