The construction of the text, the production of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the tracks

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dc.contributor.advisorHaupt, Adamen_ZA
dc.contributor.authorErfort, Michael Daviden_ZA
dc.date.accessioned2015-10-06T14:14:44Z
dc.date.available2015-10-06T14:14:44Z
dc.date.issued2013en_ZA
dc.description.abstractThe construction of the text, the making of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the Tracks. Using arguments by theorists such as Roland Barthes, Jacques Derrida, Julia Kristeva and, more importantly, Mikhail Bakhtin, I examine the plurality of discourses on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the Tracks. This thesis investigates the polyphonic nature of discourses in the form of text, personae and self construction. I argue that the above-mentioned areas of focus are inscribed with a variety of connotations because, ultimately, they rely on intertextual references. This implies that no author can claim sole ownership of a work because all works are made up of a "issue of quotations". I argue this point in reference; not only to Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, but also to the personae he created over the course of his 50-year career. Dylan's personae also influenced many of the characters he created in his songs. They often allude to each other and contribute to the plural way in which his work can be read. Dylan's personae and the self he projects, intentionally or unintentionally, prove to be problematic because it can be read in contradictory ways. I argue that the polyphonic nature of his text, his personae as well as the self he projects (through his lyrics) decentralises Dylan's intentions and places the reader at the centre of the text. The aim of this thesis is to highlight how Dylan's text is constructed as well as the plural ways in which his personae and the self can be interpreted. Through this I wish to show how central the reader is to meaning-making.en_ZA
dc.identifier.apacitationErfort, M. D. (2013). <i>The construction of the text, the production of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the tracks</i>. (Thesis). University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature. Retrieved from http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14143en_ZA
dc.identifier.chicagocitationErfort, Michael David. <i>"The construction of the text, the production of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the tracks."</i> Thesis., University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14143en_ZA
dc.identifier.citationErfort, M. 2013. The construction of the text, the production of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the tracks. University of Cape Town.en_ZA
dc.identifier.ris TY - Thesis / Dissertation AU - Erfort, Michael David AB - The construction of the text, the making of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the Tracks. Using arguments by theorists such as Roland Barthes, Jacques Derrida, Julia Kristeva and, more importantly, Mikhail Bakhtin, I examine the plurality of discourses on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the Tracks. This thesis investigates the polyphonic nature of discourses in the form of text, personae and self construction. I argue that the above-mentioned areas of focus are inscribed with a variety of connotations because, ultimately, they rely on intertextual references. This implies that no author can claim sole ownership of a work because all works are made up of a "issue of quotations". I argue this point in reference; not only to Bob Dylan's Blood on the Tracks, but also to the personae he created over the course of his 50-year career. Dylan's personae also influenced many of the characters he created in his songs. They often allude to each other and contribute to the plural way in which his work can be read. Dylan's personae and the self he projects, intentionally or unintentionally, prove to be problematic because it can be read in contradictory ways. I argue that the polyphonic nature of his text, his personae as well as the self he projects (through his lyrics) decentralises Dylan's intentions and places the reader at the centre of the text. The aim of this thesis is to highlight how Dylan's text is constructed as well as the plural ways in which his personae and the self can be interpreted. Through this I wish to show how central the reader is to meaning-making. DA - 2013 DB - OpenUCT DP - University of Cape Town LK - https://open.uct.ac.za PB - University of Cape Town PY - 2013 T1 - The construction of the text, the production of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the tracks TI - The construction of the text, the production of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the tracks UR - http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14143 ER - en_ZA
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dc.identifier.vancouvercitationErfort MD. The construction of the text, the production of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the tracks. [Thesis]. University of Cape Town ,Faculty of Humanities ,Department of English Language and Literature, 2013 [cited yyyy month dd]. Available from: http://hdl.handle.net/11427/14143en_ZA
dc.language.isoengen_ZA
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of English Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.publisher.facultyFaculty of Humanitiesen_ZA
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Cape Town
dc.subject.otherEnglish Language and Literatureen_ZA
dc.titleThe construction of the text, the production of multiple personae and the construction of the self on Bob Dylan's album, Blood on the tracksen_ZA
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