Re:Former Columnist Jailed for Facebook Criticism of Myanmar...
by leephillips on Friday September 21, 2018 @09:57AM
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I offer no arguments at all. The worth of a body of literary work is a matter of opinion, and I offered mine. That you can't disagree without becoming upset may be something you should consider contemplating when you are feeling more relaxed.
“your assertion that Dylan has brought "disrepute" to the Nobel Prize”
That would be a strange assertion. It wasn’t Dylan’s fault that he won, and he seemed completely uninterested in the fact, to the point that the Prize committee became offended. Which was amusing to watch.
“[Ulysses] is only slightly more approachable than Finnegans Wake.”
Not even close to the same league in regard to opaqueness. I’ve read it a few times with great pleasure, and so have thousands of others.
“The overwhelming majority of Bob Dylan's lyrics could be read, pronounced and interpreted by anyone with a 7th grade reading comprehension.”
I suppose that’s true. Are you saying that is the relevant criterion?
You offered up a link to a personal blog post in order to support your assertion that Dylan has brought "disrepute" to the Nobel Prize for Literature and how his lyrics could be considered gibberish.
In the same blog post you use James Joyce for contrast - as a literary figure who is worthy of the Nobel.
>"But you may be aware that Joyce wrote some other stuff."
Of course he did. We could talk about Ulysses as well. This book is only slightly more approachable than Finnegans Wake. Ulysses is considered one of the most difficult books to read and few people seem to finish it.
The overwhelming majority of Bob Dylan's lyrics could be read, pronounced and interpreted by anyone with a 7th grade reading comprehension.
I have simply pointed out the absurdity of your statements and the flimsiness of your arguments. It's fine if you don't like Dylan you are entitled to that but if you are going claim that his lyrics are "gibberish" or that he has brought "disrepute" to the Nobel Prize you should be able to convincing arguments and you have not. Not even close.