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10-06-2004, 05:10 PM
AP) How many roads must a man walk down, before you call him a ... Nobel Prize-winning songwriter?
It's a question being asked increasingly in literary circles, as the annual debate over who should win the Nobel Prize in literature — to be announced Thursday — tosses out a familiar, but surprising, candidate: Bob Dylan.
While many music critics agree that Dylan is among the most profound songwriters in modern music, his repeated nomination for the Nobel Prize has raised a vexing question among literary authorities: Should song lyrics qualify for literature's most prestigious award?
Bob Dylan (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/06/entertainment/main647862.shtml)
It's a question being asked increasingly in literary circles, as the annual debate over who should win the Nobel Prize in literature — to be announced Thursday — tosses out a familiar, but surprising, candidate: Bob Dylan.
While many music critics agree that Dylan is among the most profound songwriters in modern music, his repeated nomination for the Nobel Prize has raised a vexing question among literary authorities: Should song lyrics qualify for literature's most prestigious award?
Bob Dylan (http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2004/10/06/entertainment/main647862.shtml)