Bob Dylan Recites A ‘Novel’ Speech In His Nobel Prize In Literature Lecture

Can song lyrics be literature? Six months after Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature at a ceremony he did not attend, the songwriter has fulfilled the award's criteria by delivering a lecture on the topic to the Swedish Academy. https://youtu.be/941PHEJHCwU Click "NEXT" to read more about Dylan's nomination and speech Recorded June 4th in Los Angeles, Dylan's lecture finds the rock legend discussing both his musical influences like Leadbelly and Buddy Holly alongside literary works that informed his songwriting, including Moby Dick, All Quiet on the Western Front and Homer's The Odyssey. When the Swedish Academy initially announced that Dylan was the Nobel Prize recipient, they faced some backlash for including a songwriter among previous winners like Samuel Beckett, Pablo Neruda and Toni Morrison. However, as Dylan explained in his lecture, the songwriter, the poet, the playwright and the storyteller are all similar. Click "NEXT" to hear his Nobel Lecture https://youtu.be/6TlcPRlau2Q Click "NEXT" to hear his speech by someone else While Dylan did not attend the Nobel ceremony and banquet in Stockholm in December, he did pen an acceptance speech that was read by United States Ambassador to Sweden Azita Raji. In April, when Dylan's European tour reached Sweden, he officially received his Nobel Prize medal and diploma. https://youtu.be/Bi3Ws2Qm8ck READ: Bob Dylan's - Nobel Lecture By providing a lecture on the subject of literature, Dylan fulfilled all the requisites in order to receive the $900,000 award that accompanies the Nobel Prize. (Sources: NobelPrize.Org & Rolling Stone) More News Who The “F” Is Robert Allen Zimmerman? The Greatest Concert of the 80s: Live Aid You Grew Up In The 70’S If… Bob Dylan: “Knocking on Heaven’s Door”