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I think so.

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Deserving?  No, but what the heck?

Obama was far less deserving of his Nobel prize.

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That's for sure! 

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Yep, one can't go below zero in that regard.

Oh, wait a minute...Obama can.  :D

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Funny, there is still no Nobel Peace Prize in music and poetry - or in oral literature ...


But what is literature?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literature

"Littera" is a letter or a writing, or written document, like a handwritten letter, for instance.

Citing:

"The quest to discover a definition for "literature" is a road that is much travelled, though the point of arrival, if ever reached, is seldom satisfactory. Most attempted definitions are broad and vague, and they inevitably change over time. In fact, the only thing that is certain about defining literature is that the definition will change. Concepts of what is literature change over time as well."

And for you, T(h)ink:

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Literatur


And what is music?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music


Or what is poetry?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poetry


The views are controversed:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-nobel-prize-literature-idUSKCN12D1A1

https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/oct/13/bob-dylan-wins-2016-nobel-prize-in-literature

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/10/13/a-world-that-gives-bob-dylan-a-nobel-prize-is-a-world-that-nomin/


Literature has diverse aspects, and it includes poetry - but why not allow at least two categories in this domain, or, at least, also music?


Now, I feel, somehow, trapped ...


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Thank you for the links, Marianne!  :)<3

I wouldn't mind seeing several areas of literature separately recognized by Nobel prizes.  There have been a number of (primarily) poets who got the literature prize.

http://famouspoetsandpoems.com/poets_nobel_prize.html

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That is true indeed, and I would applaud to see poetry dealt with separately, because many great poets went, somehow, forgotten, and also quite a few novelists would have deserved to be honoured.

I think that Dylan's songs are great musical poetry, because the lyrics and the sound are a delight. Who doesn't like "Mr Tambourine Man" - they brought it in the news:


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Yes, 'Mr Tambourine Man' is good, but I never cared much for 'The Times, they are a-Changin' '

I think it was pap for pothead revolutionaries. :D

From that period, I like Simon and Garfunkel much better.


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Actually, I don't remember this song well, as we heard much more classic music, chansons and some Italian, Spanish and German hits. By the way, your video on Simon and Garfunkel cannot be accessed here, but I found it on YouTube:

and yes, I remember the song of Scarborough fair - at least the music - lol - but one of the best, in my opinion, is the "Sound of Silence":


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Strange that you couldn't access my version of 'Scarborough Fair'; it sounds like it was taken from the very same recording.

Yes, 'The Sound of Silence' is also very good, and I think it was written (not just arranged) by them.  :)
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I think that it is more a matter of different legislations regarding intellectual property.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intellectual_property


As for "The Sound(s) of Silence", I think this info is quite good:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Sound_of_Silence

:)

 





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