13 Oct 16
-Removed-It was for his life work, changing the face of American folklore, his poetry viewed as powerful, songs like 'blowin in the wind' 'hard rain's a-gonna fall' 'masters of war' and more, not how he sang which a lot of people hate but the contents of his songs viewed as poetry.
He changed the course of American folk music.
But still, you could have knocked me over with a feather reading the news.
So that adds to his Oscar and firmly fixes his place in history.
This is a big deal.
17 Oct 16
In fact I think the literature Nobel is the most difficult to Award. A lot depends to be able to read the original language. And for most languages there is probably no expert on the committee.
However the Nobel rule (done most for world peace) might imply that a literally work should have some broad Distribution.
17 Oct 16
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Originally posted by PonderableNo, the writers/poets who win the Nobel Prize in literature are not awarded for broad distribution of their work - there are other literary motivations.
In fact I think the literature Nobel is the most difficult to Award. A lot depends to be able to read the original language. And for most languages there is probably no expert on the committee.
However the Nobel rule (done most for world peace) might imply that a literally work should have some broad Distribution.
http://www.nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/literature/prize_awarder/
http://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/literature/index.html
17 Oct 16
Originally posted by whodeyI imagine you could do SO much better, eh. It's easy to criticize isn't it. Not so easy to do what he did though. I gather the words meant nothing to you.
His music is so terrible they probably felt sorry for him.
I can't figure it out. Usually the Nobel group makes great choices like Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize.
You do realize they did not award the Nobel prize for his singing ability, right?
17 Oct 16
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Originally posted by whodeyHere is the procedure:
His music is so terrible they probably felt sorry for him.
I can't figure it out. Usually the Nobel group makes great choices like Obama for the Nobel Peace Prize.
http://www.nobelprize.org/nomination/peace/process.html
Same procedure in Sweden for the other prizes.
I quote: The Nobel Prize in Literature for 2016 is awarded to Bob Dylan
“for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition”.
17 Oct 16
Originally posted by sonhouseTo be fair, I could never understand any of the lyrics, so........
I imagine you could do SO much better, eh. It's easy to criticize isn't it. Not so easy to do what he did though. I gather the words meant nothing to you.
You do realize they did not award the Nobel prize for his singing ability, right?