Dylan wins Nobel Prize in Literature

simao

That's a logical fallacy. My saying that Dylan is less deserving than other authors is not the same as my saying my judgment is superior to the Nobel committee's ...
On another level, as a literature professor, I feel safe in saying that the literary merit of the authors I mentioned, as well as their influence on literature throughout their career, far surpasses what Dylan has done.

You just committed another logical fallacy: Call to Authority.
 

Actually the more I think about it Dylan is probably more deserving of the Nobel prose than he was of the Pulitzer Prize.

tootles

I'll be the first to admit that I'm not well-versed in either prose or poetry.  But I have noticed that Salman Rushdie and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, among others, are pretty pleased that Dylan was chosen.  But I'm sure Simao knows better...

What Dylan has done cannot be undone, at least not right away. He exposed the stupidity and dishonesty of the Committee.
Professor, I fully agree with you. 

Apparently they just liked Dylan best.   Just like we get to pick the audio products we like best based on their merits as we see them.  Others will see something different most likely.  It's an art not a science.  So I guess you'll never please everyone.