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Report: Bob Dylan May Have Copied The Spark Notes For Moby Dick In His Nobel Prize Lecture

Slate has published a report offering surprisingly compelling evidence that Bob Dylan referenced and outright quoted passages from the Spark Notes for Moby Dick in his recent literature-focused Nobel Prize Lecture without citation. One might think that Dylan’s general, freeform explanations of many of the main characters and boilerplate themes of Herman Melville’s novel could…

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19:51 on June 14 2017

Accusations About Bob Dylan’s Nobel Prize Lecture Rekindle an Old Debate

New York Times — A Slate article on Tuesday alleged that Mr. Dylan cribbed lines from a SparkNotes online guide to â€œMoby-Dick.â€ more info

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16:15 on June 14 2017

Did Bob Dylan plagiarize parts of his Nobel Prize lecture?

MSN Music — Slate has published a report offering surprisingly compelling evidence that Bob Dylan referenced and outright quoted passages from the Spark Notes for Moby Dick in his re... more info

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01:07 on June 14 2017

Report: Bob Dylan May Have Copied The Spark Notes For Moby Dick In His Nobel Prize Lecture

Stereogum — Slate has published a report offering surprisingly compelling evidence that Bob Dylan referenced and outright quoted passages from the Spark Notes for Moby Dick in his r... more info

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19:15 on June 14 2017