2016

In 2016, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature.

in October 2016

A master of what many would deem “poetic lyrics,” Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for literature in October 2016, reigniting the long-running debate over whether song lyrics should be considered poetry.

October 13, 2016

Bob Dylan Wins Nobel Prize for Literature (October 13, 2016):

on Oct. 13

Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature on Oct. 13, becoming the first songwriter to claim this honor that has been handed out annually since 2001 save for seven years (1914, 1918, 1935, 1940–1943).

for Literature

Bob Dylan wins the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, image courtesyNobel Prize Twitter feed.

on December 10, 2016

Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature on December 10, 2016, and Tim Young and Tim Young's music will be honored right here in Arizona at the 12th Annual Bob Dylan Birthday Concert on Saturday, May 20, at 7:00 pm, at the Old Town Center for the Arts in Cottonwood.

in Literature for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition

Bob Dylan won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,” according to the Nobel Committee.

In December 2016

In December 2016, Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature by the Swedish Academy “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition.”

Oct. 13, 2016

On Oct. 13, 2016, the Nobel Committee outraged much of the literary world by announcing Bob Dylan ―

In the meantime in Literature

In the meantime, Dylan has won a Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 and has a repertoire of more than 600 songs.

on October 13 last year

A lot has happened since Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 13 last year.

After months of uncertainty and

AFTER MONTHS OF uncertainty and controversy, Bob Dylan finally accepted the 2016 Nobel Prize for Literature at a ceremony last night.

in Literature for Bob Dylan's outstanding contribution in creating new poetic expressions in the American song tradition

Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 for Bob Dylan's outstanding contribution in creating new poetic expressions in the American song tradition.

After sending this essay to some leading literary figures for Literature

Postlude: After sending this essay to some leading literary figures, Bob Dylan won the Nobel Prize for Literature on October 13, 2016.

The Swedish Academy

In 2016, the Swedish Academy shocked, delighted and, yes, outraged the world by awarding the Nobel Prize in literature to American musician Bob Dylan.

in Literature for creating a new expression of the poem along with the traditional American song

The highest achievement of Bob Dylan's work was when Bob Dylan received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 for creating a new expression of the poem along with the traditional American song.

in Literature not for a novel, but for the meaningful and lasting impact of Bob Dylan's lyrics

Bob Dylan even won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2016 - not for a novel, but for the meaningful and lasting impact of Bob Dylan's lyrics.

2016 Music legend

October 13, 2016 Music legend Bob Dylan has won the Nobel Literature Prize, the first songwriter to win the award.

a challenge to the “very category of literature and rais[ed] ” the dauntingly difficult question of value(1)

In a 2019 special issue of Language and Literature on “The Challenges of the Song Lyric,” editor David West noted that Bob Dylan’s 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature was a challenge to the “very category of literature and rais[ed] the dauntingly difficult question of value” (1).

Bob Dylan , a lyricist,

Talking about how important words are to a song, singer-songwriter Nirmika Singh points out that Bob Dylan, a lyricist, was honoured for Bob Dylan's work with a Nobel Prize for 2016.