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Musician, poet, Nobel prize winner in Literature. Get the best books, eBooks, articles, media and open access resources on Bob Dylan.

The Highest Purpose of Art is to Inspire

Click image to see full sizeThe Nobel Prize in Literature 2016 was awarded to Bob Dylan "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition".

"Mr. Dylan, 75, is the first musician to win the award, and his selection on Thursday is perhaps the most radical choice in a history stretching back to 1901. In choosing a popular musician for the literary world’s highest honor, the Swedish Academy, which awards the prize, dramatically redefined the boundaries of literature, setting off a debate about whether song lyrics have the same artistic value as poetry or novels."

~ New York Times, October 13, 2016

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