The Nobel Lecture
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Published for the first time in a beautiful collectible edition， the essential lecture delivered by the 2016 recipient of the Nobel Prize in Literature， Bob Dylan。
On October 13， 2016， Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature， recognizing his countless contributions to music and letters over the last fifty years。 Some months later， he delivered an acceptance lecture that is now memorialized in book form for generations to come。 In The Nobel Lecture， Dylan reflects on his life and experience with literature， providing both a rare artistic statement and an intimate look at a uniquely American icon。 From finding inspiration in the music of Buddy Holly and Leadbelly to the works of literature that helped shape his own approach to writing—The Odyssey， Moby-Dick， and All Quiet on the Western Front—this is Dylan like you’ve never seen him before。
On October 13， 2016， Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature， recognizing his countless contributions to music and letters over the last fifty years。 Some months later， he delivered an acceptance lecture that is now memorialized in book form for generations to come。 In The Nobel Lecture， Dylan reflects on his life and experience with literature， providing both a rare artistic statement and an intimate look at a uniquely American icon。 From finding inspiration in the music of Buddy Holly and Leadbelly to the works of literature that helped shape his own approach to writing—The Odyssey， Moby-Dick， and All Quiet on the Western Front—this is Dylan like you’ve never seen him before。
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Elvis Gregory-sayce
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Loved It
David
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“The Sestos and Abydos of her breasts。 Not of two lovers， but two loves， the nests。” I don’t know what it means， either。 But it sounds good。 And you want your songs to sound good。
Gaby
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El primer Nobel de literatura a una obra （casi） enteramente musical。 Uno de los premios más polémicos de los últimos tiempos。En su discurso， Bob Dylan habla de tres obras literarias que dejaron huella en su música （Moby Dick， Sin novedad en el frente y La Odisea） y de cómo esas obras son tan cercanas y a la vez no， a sus canciones。 But songs are unlike literature。 They’re meant to be sung， not read。 The words in Shakespeare’s plays were meant to be acted on the stage。 Just as lyrics in songs are El primer Nobel de literatura a una obra （casi） enteramente musical。 Uno de los premios más polémicos de los últimos tiempos。En su discurso， Bob Dylan habla de tres obras literarias que dejaron huella en su música （Moby Dick， Sin novedad en el frente y La Odisea） y de cómo esas obras son tan cercanas y a la vez no， a sus canciones。 But songs are unlike literature。 They’re meant to be sung， not read。 The words in Shakespeare’s plays were meant to be acted on the stage。 Just as lyrics in songs are meant to be sung， not read on a page。 And I hope some of you get the chance to listen to these lyrics the way they were intented to be heard （。。。）。 I return once again to Homer， who says “Sing in me， O Muse， and through me， tell the story” 。。。more
Amy
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The Nobel Lecture by Bob Dylan contains the speech Bob Dylan gave when， on October 13， 2016， he became the first American musician in history to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature。 In his speech， he reflects on his life， along with his literary influences that guided him along the way。 He specifically discusses three books that had a profound influence on him ever since he read them as a kid: Moby-Dick， All Quiet on the Western Front， and The Odyssey。 Dylan shares how the themes expressed The Nobel Lecture by Bob Dylan contains the speech Bob Dylan gave when， on October 13， 2016， he became the first American musician in history to be awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature。 In his speech， he reflects on his life， along with his literary influences that guided him along the way。 He specifically discusses three books that had a profound influence on him ever since he read them as a kid: Moby-Dick， All Quiet on the Western Front， and The Odyssey。 Dylan shares how the themes expressed in these books have influenced not only him， but also other songwriters。 He says， like other authors and songwriters， he doesn’t always know what his songs mean， but he’s not going to worry about it， finally quoting Homer: “Sing in me， O Muse， and through me tell the story。”I absolutely loved this little book。 I am a huge fan of Bob Dylan， and I knew when I saw this book in Barnes & Noble that I had to buy it。 I really enjoyed reading what the musician had to say about his winning a Nobel Prize in Literature and his overall love for literature。 Books and songs are very similar in ways， with both artforms sharing unique stories and themes with their audiences。 I also found it interesting to hear Dylan say that he doesn’t always know what his songs mean - and he is content that way。 I could imagine this is true for a lot of artists （in every genre/form）， and it tends to create even more raw， emotional， and powerful art because it isn’t overly calculated and forced。 Overall， I really enjoyed reading this short book， and would recommend it to any Bob Dylan fan， like myself！ 。。。more
Jon Pirtle
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A very short script where Dylan speaks of some of the literature that has spoken to him and shaped his life: Moby Dick， The Odyssey， All Quiet on the Western Front， and more。 A short read and helpful if you enjoy the lyrics and songs of Dylan and/or are interested in how writers affect other writers。
Clayton Faulkner
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A nice little reflection on literature that has inspired Dylan。
Allan Heron
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An intriguing lecture from Dylan which sounds to me like he's trolling the awards committee， but most likely his many fans。Bob， I don't know what it means either。 But you sure sound good。 An intriguing lecture from Dylan which sounds to me like he's trolling the awards committee， but most likely his many fans。Bob， I don't know what it means either。 But you sure sound good。 。。。more
Ankit
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"If a song moves you， that's all that's important。 I don't have to know what a song means。""But songs are unlike literature。 They're meant to be sung， not read。"And for every song he completed， he left a hundred songs unfinished。 "If a song moves you， that's all that's important。 I don't have to know what a song means。""But songs are unlike literature。 They're meant to be sung， not read。"And for every song he completed， he left a hundred songs unfinished。 。。。more
Greg Palmer
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interesting
Tracey （Life and Literature）
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"Sing in me， O Muse， and through me tell the story。" "Sing in me， O Muse， and through me tell the story。" 。。。more
Christopher Mitchell
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Interesting to read something longer from the man of which I've heard so many songs。 I think the metaphors he used were interesting， but I can't say it all came together， at least to me。 Anyway， I enjoyed it a lot overall。 Interesting to read something longer from the man of which I've heard so many songs。 I think the metaphors he used were interesting， but I can't say it all came together， at least to me。 Anyway， I enjoyed it a lot overall。 。。。more
John T pickering
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Sarah
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"Our songs are alive in the land of the living。" "Our songs are alive in the land of the living。" 。。。more
Tracey
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I am still not sure that a songwriter should be awarded the Nobel prize for literature but at least Dylan's song lyrics have something to say about things that matter to us all， and he does it in a very heartfelt way。I listened to this lecture and enjoyed it。 He mentions literature that has affected him especially Moby Dick， All Quiet on the Western Front and The Odyssey。'Sing in me， Muse， and through me tell the story。' Homer。 I guess this is what Dylan has done for many。 I am still not sure that a songwriter should be awarded the Nobel prize for literature but at least Dylan's song lyrics have something to say about things that matter to us all， and he does it in a very heartfelt way。I listened to this lecture and enjoyed it。 He mentions literature that has affected him especially Moby Dick， All Quiet on the Western Front and The Odyssey。'Sing in me， Muse， and through me tell the story。' Homer。 I guess this is what Dylan has done for many。 。。。more
Petr Šrajer
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Dylan spoiluje obsah tří knih， které mu byly inspirací při psaní písní。 Nějak si tu Nobelovku za literaturu obhájit musel。。。
Wendelle
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if Bob Dylan could win the Nobel Prize for Literature despite penning a single， universally reviled book of poetry， and having issues of plagiarism with his autobiography 'Chronicles'， then I would like to see Eminem win the Nobel Prize as well， if the only consideration is the strength of their lyrics and how much they encapsulate the social conditions of a nation if Bob Dylan could win the Nobel Prize for Literature despite penning a single， universally reviled book of poetry， and having issues of plagiarism with his autobiography 'Chronicles'， then I would like to see Eminem win the Nobel Prize as well， if the only consideration is the strength of their lyrics and how much they encapsulate the social conditions of a nation 。。。more
Larry
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This book is actually the acceptance speech that Bob Dylan gave when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016。I was talking with a friend about Bob Dylan and his Nobel Prize came up and he loaned me his Kindle and I read The Nobel Lecture by Bob Dylan。 Later I found it on YouTube and you can listen to it here。 I cannot call it inspiring but it is worth time reading or listening to just like other recipients of any Nobel Prize。 Some people call it rambling， while others call it extrao This book is actually the acceptance speech that Bob Dylan gave when he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016。I was talking with a friend about Bob Dylan and his Nobel Prize came up and he loaned me his Kindle and I read The Nobel Lecture by Bob Dylan。 Later I found it on YouTube and you can listen to it here。 I cannot call it inspiring but it is worth time reading or listening to just like other recipients of any Nobel Prize。 Some people call it rambling， while others call it extraordinary， but it does reveal， at least according to Dylan why he became a songwriter and folk singer。Dylan talks about four influences of his career， Buddy Holly， and the books Moby Dick， All Quiet on the Western Front， and The Oddessey and how they influenced his writings， either knowingly or not。I guess I'm going to have to listen a little differently when I listen to Tombstone Blues and Maggie's Farm in the future， to see if I can hear some of these stories in his songs， but I've never found the interest to read Remarque， like a journey I don't want to travel。 I guess I know what I'll be listening to on my commutes to work next week。If you're a Bob Dylan fan take the time to read or listen to his speech。 It does give you an insight into some of his influences。 。。。more
Abigail
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An odd， short and witty little read。 Definitely Dylan-esque。。。。 it’s very rambled， and yet has little nuggets of truth all throughout。 Loved how at the end， while Dylan payed homage to the works of literature that have influenced his music， and songs， he reinforced the fact that music is different than literature， saying his songs are meant to be sung， not just read。 An interesting read if you have an interest in Dylan and his work。
Patti
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Inspires me to read more classics！
Andy Hickman
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“Bob Dylan – The Nobel Lecture”Wonderful 27 minute speech by the unexpected winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature。“When I received the Nobel Prize for Literature， I got to wondering exactly how my songs related to literature。 I wanted to reflect on it and see where the connection was。 I’m going to try to articulate that to you。”“I had principles and sensibilities and an informed view of the world， and I had had that for a while。 Learned it all in grammar school: 'Don Quixote，' 'Ivanhoe，' “Bob Dylan – The Nobel Lecture”Wonderful 27 minute speech by the unexpected winner of the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature。“When I received the Nobel Prize for Literature， I got to wondering exactly how my songs related to literature。 I wanted to reflect on it and see where the connection was。 I’m going to try to articulate that to you。”“I had principles and sensibilities and an informed view of the world， and I had had that for a while。 Learned it all in grammar school: 'Don Quixote，' 'Ivanhoe，' 'Robinson Crusoe，' 'Gulliver's Travels，' 'Tale of Two Cities，' all the rest， typical grammar school reading。 They gave you a way of looking at life， an understanding of human nature， and a standard to measure things by。 I took all that with me when I started composing lyrics， and the themes from those books worked their way into many of my songs， either knowingly or unintentionally。”“'Moby Dick' is a fascinating book， a book that's filled with scenes of high drama and dramatic dialogue。 The book makes demands on you。 。 。 。 This book tells how different men react in different ways to the same experience。 。 。 。 That theme， and all that it implies， would work its way into more than a few of my songs。”“'All Quiet on the Western Front' is a horror story。 This is a book where you lose your childhood， your faith in a meaningful world， and your concern for individuals。 。 。 。 Once you loved life， and the world。 Now you're shooting it to pieces。”“'The Odyssey' is a strange， adventurous tale of a grown man trying to get home after fighting in a war。 He's on that long journey home， and it's filled with traps and pitfalls。 He's cursed to wander。”“So what does it all mean？ 。 。 。 If a song moves you， that's all that's important。”- - - 。。。more
Margaret Galbraith
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I may be one of the few who truly believe this was a good choice for a literary Nobel prize as if you've ever sang or read his works you would too。 I've done both。 He sings of hate， hardship， love， well kind of and other political types of songs。 Love him or hate him he's a writer and a poet。 I read this in one go in Dymocks while waiting for our Bookclub to begin but still can't decide whether or not to buy it。 It's an excellent speech and he calls on a couple of books and singers relating to h I may be one of the few who truly believe this was a good choice for a literary Nobel prize as if you've ever sang or read his works you would too。 I've done both。 He sings of hate， hardship， love， well kind of and other political types of songs。 Love him or hate him he's a writer and a poet。 I read this in one go in Dymocks while waiting for our Bookclub to begin but still can't decide whether or not to buy it。 It's an excellent speech and he calls on a couple of books and singers relating to his encouragement to be one a writer and also a singer。 This is well worth a read to 'get' what he's on about and why he uses his style of writing。 I feel he's a very intelligent and well read guy and I take my hat off to the lecturer in America who teaches his works like any good lecturer would teach Shakespeare and I love both。 Not quite in Shakespeare's league but not far off either。 I'd say Dylan has written quite a lot of stuff too。 I also love Leonard Cohen and there again there is no other like Cohen so perhaps he will get a posthumous Nobel Prize on day if there is any such award？ Read this and see what you think and don't take my ramblings as gospel。 I saw him probably for the last time this year in Adelaide and he was， well just Dylan。 He does Egan he wants and when he wants and he'll never be forgotten and his dings will be sung by all ages whether you enjoy his performances or not。 I was glad I saw him as it was totally different from way back when I saw him before but I did enjoy his show。 Another tick in my bucket list and many more to go 👍 。。。more
G。
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كأنها من مراهق مُحبّ للموسيقى والحاجات اللي "شكلها حلو" حتى لو مش فاهمها。。 raw ودي حاجة حلوة فعلًا :） كأنها من مراهق مُحبّ للموسيقى والحاجات اللي "شكلها حلو" حتى لو مش فاهمها。。 raw ودي حاجة حلوة فعلًا :） 。。。more
Justin Walshaw
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his chicken kiev recipe is pretty bonkers
Nancie Lafferty
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Bob Dylan always has interesting things to say， in song and out。 This essay is worth the read。
Andrew
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Leave it to Bob to use a speech upon winning the Nobel Prize for Literature to duck the question entirely （that he himself raises） about his songs as literature。 He chooses instead to discuss three classic works of literature whose imagery and themes not only influenced him but other musicians of his generation: Moby Dick， All Quiet on the Western Front， and the Odyssey。It's a short speech， and very simply written。 But it's filled with demanding imagery and is very classic Dylan in its multi-lay Leave it to Bob to use a speech upon winning the Nobel Prize for Literature to duck the question entirely （that he himself raises） about his songs as literature。 He chooses instead to discuss three classic works of literature whose imagery and themes not only influenced him but other musicians of his generation: Moby Dick， All Quiet on the Western Front， and the Odyssey。It's a short speech， and very simply written。 But it's filled with demanding imagery and is very classic Dylan in its multi-layered simplicity and its 'punch'。 One can only wish he'd made a song out of it。 。。。more
Simon Sweetman
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It's a slim， slim volume - just the speech - which you might have listened to already （I have， a couple of times） but it's also a reminder of why "Chronicles Vol。 2" would be welcome any day now。。。and just a decade too late。 A great mind， and writer。 And the greatest。 The guy on the top of the mountain with the brightest torch。 Etc。 It's a slim， slim volume - just the speech - which you might have listened to already （I have， a couple of times） but it's also a reminder of why "Chronicles Vol。 2" would be welcome any day now。。。and just a decade too late。 A great mind， and writer。 And the greatest。 The guy on the top of the mountain with the brightest torch。 Etc。 。。。more
Karen Norbut McElhany
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Dylan explores the roots of his poetry and verse。A quick， insightful and awesome read。
Joann
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What was all that about， Bob？
Sidharth Vardhan
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Still don't think it was best decision to award him Noble Prize and it is nothing but Dylan's defense for same but， still， this speech is good。https://www。nobelprize。org/nobel_priz。。。 Still don't think it was best decision to award him Noble Prize and it is nothing but Dylan's defense for same but， still， this speech is good。https://www。nobelprize。org/nobel_priz。。。 。。。more
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