Bob Dylan. Photo provided

TULSA – The Bob Dylan Archive and Woody Guthrie Center pay homage this summer to the literary mind of Bob Dylan, exploring the development and publication of the Nobel laureate’s first novel, “Tarantula.”

“Tarantula(s): Bob Dylan’s Novel Revisited” is on view at the Woody Guthrie Center, 02 E Mathew B. Brady Street, marking the first time that items from the Bob Dylan Archive have been on long-term display in Tulsa.

“Tarantula: On Film” digs deeper into the period in which the book was written. The screenings will begin at 2 p.m. June 24, July 29 and Aug. 26 in the Woody Guthrie Center Theater and will be included with paid admission.

The series will feature several selections that are making their debut in Tulsa, including films by Robert Frank, William S. Burroughs, Ken Jacobs and multimedia artist Red Grooms. Also featured are readings by beat writers Allen Ginsberg and Michael McClure, alongside Dylan’s directorial debut “Eat the Document” (1972) in a new high-definition transfer.