They're selling postcards of the hanging.

Bob Dylan

Desolation Row

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Topic

Macabre

Speaker

Bob Dylan

Source

Desolation Row Highway 61 Revisited

Medium

Song

Genre

Folk rock

Language

English

Time

1965 1960s 20th century

Occupation

Singer-songwriter Musician Poet

From

United States

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Citation

Dylan, Bob. "Desolation Row." Highway 61 Revisited. Columbia Records, 1965.

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How does it feel
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With no direction home
A complete unknown
Like a rolling stone?

Bob Dylan

Like a Rolling Stone

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Topic
Alienation Lack of direction
Speaker
Bob Dylan
Source
Like a Rolling Stone Highway 61 Revisited
Medium
Song
Genre
Folk music Folk rock
Statement Type
Question
Language
English
Time
1965 1960s 20th century
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Citation

Dylan, Bob. "Like a Rolling Stone." Highway 61 Revisited. Columbia Records, 1965.

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Free election of masters does not abolish the masters or the slaves.

Herbert Marcuse

One-Dimensional Man

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Topic
Limits of democracy Elections Democracy

Author

Herbert Marcuse
Source
One-Dimensional Man
Genre
Political literature
Language
English
Time
1964 1960s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Marcuse, Herbert. One-Dimensional Man: Studies in the Ideology of Advanced Industrial Society. Beacon Press, 1964, ch. 1.