A young man, dreaming of conquering the entertainment world, repeatedly copies what went before until he feels in command of the
art that inspired him. He succeeds and achieves artistic greatness while simultaneously entertaining the crowds. The language of the
street and The Bible reside together in his writing. Everyone has questions about him. Where do his ideas come from and how did he go
from dreaming of being a poet to turning popular entertainment into works of acclaimed genius? This story could start in 1590 or 1960.
In either case the paths of these two, and the answers to the questions, are startlingly similar. By placing the work, circumstances and
careers of Bob Dylan and William Shakespeare side-by-side in The True Performing Of It Andrew Muir throws new light on the artistry
and achievements of both men.
1.Introduction, 2. Bards / The muse has taught them songs and loves the race of bards, 3. Performance / Cry out against the nonperformance, 4. Opposition / So great an opposition, 5. Religion / I see you have some religion in you, 6. Shakespeare in Dylan / Dragon
clouds so high above, 7. Dylan in Shakespeare / The present now will later be past, 8. Wordplay / Words, words, words, 9. Sources / To
sing a song that old was sung, 10. The Tempest and Tempest / We hear this fearful tempest sing, 11. Conclusion, 12. Afterword, 13. Index.
