In 2016 American singer songwriter bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel prize in literature, making him the first musician to ever receive the award. The award sparked debates about whether a musician qualifies for the award. Educate yourself about both side of the argument and form your own opinion about the topic. Read the four articles provided here to learn more about both side of the argument Write an essay to present an argument that either supports or opposes the decision to award a singer songwriter the Nobel prize in literature your argument should include a clear slain, logical reasons and evidence that is relevant and sufficient

The Nobel Prize for Literature has awarded writers who have had impactful, innovative, exciting and influential works in the world of literature. When bob Dylan was awarded this prize because of his musical compositions, a question arose: can music be considered literature? Is it fair to award Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize for Literature?

We can say yes, for both questions. This is because the relationship between music and literature has a very strong connection and is not new. Writing is not something as old as music and in ancient times stories were told and passed down from generation to generation through music, since people did not know how to write.

In this case, we can say that music composition and literary composition are sister arts, and can be considered equivalent and equal. Literature and music have very weekly elements, music can have all the literary elements and literature can have rhythm, harmony and rhymes, like music. In addition, the function of these two types of works is the same, to convey an impassive message, capable of moving the thinking of the reader and the listener.

Therefore, in relation to artistic production we can say that musicians, like Bob Dylan, can be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature. However, there are other economic and social elements that could be considered relevant to not allow musicians to win the Nobel Prize.