American icon Bob Dylan has won the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature "for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition;" this makes Dylan the 108th winner of the world's most prestigious literary accolade, and first singer/songwriter to do so.
BREAKING 2016 #NobelPrize in Literature to Bob Dylan “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition" pic.twitter.com/XYkeJKRfhv
— The Nobel Prize (@NobelPrize) October 13, 2016
Swedish Academy permanent secretary, Sara Danius, lauded Dylan's influence on modern culture, and compared his effect to the words and poems of Ancient Greek luminaries, stating:
If you look back, far back, 2,500 years or so, you discover Homer and Sappho and they wrote poetic texts that were meant to be listened to, that were meant to be performed, often with instruments -- and it's the same way with Bob Dylan.
Dylan's win has, of course, divided the internet, with many throwing up the ????
Awarding the Nobel Prize in Literature to Bob Dylan. Surely now we have reached peak Boomer
— Michael Deacon (@MichaelPDeacon) October 13, 2016
Bob Dylan wins the Nobel Prize for Literature? What's next, Derek Jeter wins a Tony for his rice pilaf???
— rob delaney (@robdelaney) October 13, 2016
If only young #BobDylan voted pic.twitter.com/UImx1UxLMG
— Chris Steller (@chris_steller) October 13, 2016
So #BobDylan wins the #NobelPrize in Literature. But the bigger controversy should be that all 11 of this year's Nobel winners are men.
— Carl Nasman (@CarlNasman) October 13, 2016
Bob Dylan wins #NobelPrize for literature, instantly turning millions of everyday people into literature experts.
— 22Minutes (@22_Minutes) October 13, 2016
While others can suspend their disbelief:
Folks: Songwriting is writing, and Bob Dylan is one of the most influential writers in the last 100 years. It's a defensible Nobel pick.
— John Scalzi (@scalzi) October 13, 2016
Congratulations on the #Nobel #BobDylan is a magnificent poet
A decent songwriter
A crap musician
& one of the worst singers
in history
— Jim Hanson (@Uncle_Jimbo) October 13, 2016
And some were just glad he wasn't killed by a clown:
The fact that Bob Dylan is trending because he won a Nobel prize, and not, like, because he was murdered by a clown is honestly a blessing.
— Lauren Duca (@laurenduca) October 13, 2016
damn I see Bob Dylan trending i thought he was killed by a clown
— dillōn (@whatsadillon) October 13, 2016
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