He has "created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"
He has "created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"
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Yahoo! Music — US music legend Bob Dylan won the Nobel Literature Prize on Thursday, the first songwriter to win the prestigious award in a decision that stunned prize watchers. Dylan, ... more info
New York Times — The Nobel Prize award only confirms what has long been sensed: that Mr. Dylan is among the most authentic voices the nation has ever produced. more info
New York Times — Richard F. Thomas teaches a freshman seminar about Mr. Dylan. Here’s a look inside the class and his take on the Nobel Prize in Literature. more info
MSN Music — Bob Dylan was named the winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature Thursday in a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed the prestigious award to someone... more info
New York Post — Before his death in 1997, Allen Ginsberg recalled hearing Bob Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” for the first time, at a party in the early 1960s. Filled with ... more info
BBC News - UK — US singer Bob Dylan is awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature for creating "new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition". more info
Stereogum — In the past 115 years, the Nobel Prize in Literature has only been awarded to 113 people. The laureates of the past include literary giants like William Butler Yeats, Rud... more info
Brooklyn Vegan — Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition."
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BBC News - UK — A profile of Bob Dylan, one of the most revered singer-songwriters in modern popular music and now the recipient of the Nobel Prize for Literature. more info
Stereogum — Bob Dylan was awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature early this morning, and to honor one of his heroes, Bruce Springsteen published an excerpt of his new memoir Born... more info
Stereogum — This morning, Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize In Literature. And now, fellow gravel-voiced eccentric Tom Waits has taken some time away from beefing with French circus... more info
BBC News - UK — Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize reignites the debate about whether song lyrics can ever be considered literature - is it time to finally tear down the cultural barriers? more info
BBC News - UK — Bob Dylan's Nobel Prize for Literature is "another step towards immortality" for the star, according to singer and former partner Joan Baez. more info
Stereogum — Yesterday, when the news came out that Bob Dylan had been awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature, the internet collectively gasped and then got to making jokes. Many of t... more info
Reuters — STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Prize for Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition," the Swedish A... more info
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He has "created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"
He has "created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition"
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CNN Showbiz — Bob Dylan has become the first songwriter to win a Nobel Prize in Literature, drawing praise from many on social media while others expressed shock and even amusement.
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Reuters — HIBBING, Minn. (Reuters) - Well before a teenage Robert Zimmerman became Bob Dylan and embarked on a legendary music career that earned him a Nobel Prize on Thursday, he ... more info
Chicago Sun-Times, IL — The Swedish Academy cited Dylan for "having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition." more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — The times they are a-changing: Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday morning. Dylan was awarded the prize “for havin... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — On Thurday, Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature. And while the American musician had been rumored to be among those in consideration... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — One way to appreciate the breadth of Bob Dylan’s work is to start with a pair of often-overlooked curios he issued in the early 1990s. Ignore the stuff th... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Princeton University professor Sean Wilentz has never had any trouble seeing Bob Dylan as a crucial literary figure. “He’s a historical magician — a w... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Bob Dylan has penned thousands of couplets that touch on countless themes. Below, a sampling of lyrics that earned him the Nobel Prize for literature. On love: â... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Bob Dylan's well-deserved Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday — turn envious and curmudgeonly if you must, elitist compatriots — makes us want to l... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Among all the other groundbreaking aspects of this week’s Desert Trip festival, the concert can now add a Nobel Prize-winning headliner to its pedigree. The ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — When the Nobel Prize was given to Bob Dylan this week, it seemed to many in the book world like a lost opportunity. Each year, the bright light of the Nobel falls across ... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — It was a sight even the most devoted Bob Dylan fans likely never thought they’d see: An enormous video screen on the Las Vegas Strip  congratulating the 7... more info
L.A. Times - Entertainment — Even the honor of the Nobel Prize for Literature bestowed Thursday on Bob Dylan wasn’t enough to prompt rock’s most revered songwriter to upend his modus op... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — The times they are a-changing: Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Thursday morning. Dylan was awarded the prize “for havin... more info
E! Online — The times they are a-changin' within the Nobel Prize committee.Â
Bob Dylan is now officially the first American since novelist Toni Morrison's 1993...
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KEXP Seattle — Congratulations to Bob Dylan, winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature! Also a critically acclaimed memoirist, Dylan was awarded the prize “for having created new p... more info
Chicago Tribune — In something of an upset, Bob Dylan was named Thursday as the winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, the first to come from popular music. The literature prize has pre... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Editor's note: In what was considered a "radical" choice, Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature on Oct. 13, 2016. Read the st... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — On Thurday, Bob Dylan was announced as the winner of the Nobel Prize in literature. And while the American musician had been rumored to be among those in consideration... more info
Chorus.fm — Bob Dylan has been awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. He is the first American to win since the novelist Toni Morrison, in 1993. The announcement, in Stockholm, came ... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — One way to appreciate the breadth of Bob Dylan’s work is to start with a pair of often-overlooked curios he issued in the early 1990s. Ignore the stuff th... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Princeton University professor Sean Wilentz has never had any trouble seeing Bob Dylan as a crucial literary figure. “He’s a historical magician — a w... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bob Dylan has penned thousands of couplets that touch on countless themes. Below, a sampling of lyrics that earned him the Nobel Prize for literature. On love: â... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Bob Dylan's well-deserved Nobel Prize for literature on Thursday — turn envious and curmudgeonly if you must, elitist compatriots — makes us want to l... more info
Jam! Showbiz Music, Canada —
Two of Canada's leading songwriters say Bob Dylan becoming the first songsmith to get the Nobel Prize for literature is a'no-brainer.' more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Among all the other groundbreaking aspects of this week’s Desert Trip festival, the concert can now add a Nobel Prize-winning headliner to its pedigree. The ... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — It was a sight even the most devoted Bob Dylan fans likely never thought they’d see: An enormous video screen on the Las Vegas Strip  congratulating the 7... more info
L.A. Times - Pop & Hiss — Even the honor of the Nobel Prize for Literature bestowed Thursday on Bob Dylan wasn’t enough to prompt rock’s most revered songwriter to upend his modus op... more info