David Boucher is Professor of Political Philosophy and International Relations at Cardiff University, UK, and Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has written on a wide variety of subjects ranging from human rights to social justice. His books include Dylan and Cohen: Poets of Rock and Roll (2004), The Political Art of Bob Dylan (2009 ed. With Gary Browning), and Appropriating Hobbes (2018).Lucy Boucher has a PhD in Creative Writing from Brunel University, UK, and has been a visiting researcher at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is currently completing a novel, and a defense of the English Literature canon against the corrosive influence of the pervasive genre of Fan Fiction. She is also working on conceptions of fitness from the 18th century to the present.

A] volume full of information and thought-provoking insight and ideas ... It is a very worthwhile read.

• Introduction1. Dying to Get Back Home2. The Road Back3. Redemption Men4. Starting Out: Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, The Beat Generation and Dylan Thomas5. The Masked Crusader: Bob Dylan6. The Lone Ranger: Leonard Cohen 7. Poetry and Song8. The Spirit of Duende9. Mine’ve Been Like Verlaine’s and RimbaudConclusionAcknowledgmentsIndex

David Boucher is Professor of Political Philosophy and International Relations at Cardiff University, UK, and Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has written on a wide variety of subjects ranging from human rights to social justice. His books include Dylan and Cohen: Poets of Rock and Roll (2004), The Political Art of Bob Dylan (2009 ed. With Gary Browning), and Appropriating Hobbes (2018).Lucy Boucher has a PhD in Creative Writing from Brunel University, UK, and has been a visiting researcher at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is currently completing a novel, and a defense of the English Literature canon against the corrosive influence of the pervasive genre of Fan Fiction. She is also working on conceptions of fitness from the 18th century to the present.

A] volume full of information and thought-provoking insight and ideas ... It is a very worthwhile read.

• Introduction1. Dying to Get Back Home2. The Road Back3. Redemption Men4. Starting Out: Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, The Beat Generation and Dylan Thomas5. The Masked Crusader: Bob Dylan6. The Lone Ranger: Leonard Cohen 7. Poetry and Song8. The Spirit of Duende9. Mine’ve Been Like Verlaine’s and RimbaudConclusionAcknowledgmentsIndex

David Boucher is Professor of Political Philosophy and International Relations at Cardiff University, UK, and Distinguished Visiting Professor, University of Johannesburg, South Africa. He has written on a wide variety of subjects ranging from human rights to social justice. His books include Dylan and Cohen: Poets of Rock and Roll (2004), The Political Art of Bob Dylan (2009 ed. With Gary Browning), and Appropriating Hobbes (2018).Lucy Boucher has a PhD in Creative Writing from Brunel University, UK, and has been a visiting researcher at the University of Johannesburg, South Africa. She is currently completing a novel, and a defense of the English Literature canon against the corrosive influence of the pervasive genre of Fan Fiction. She is also working on conceptions of fitness from the 18th century to the present.

A] volume full of information and thought-provoking insight and ideas ... It is a very worthwhile read.

• Introduction1. Dying to Get Back Home2. The Road Back3. Redemption Men4. Starting Out: Bob Dylan, Leonard Cohen, The Beat Generation and Dylan Thomas5. The Masked Crusader: Bob Dylan6. The Lone Ranger: Leonard Cohen 7. Poetry and Song8. The Spirit of Duende9. Mine’ve Been Like Verlaine’s and RimbaudConclusionAcknowledgmentsIndex