Bob Dylan Nobel Prize & Johnny Cash in The New Yorker

[Achebe]

Ignorance is bliss.

Does explain your current state of mind, doesn't it? 

Moving back to the topic, and away from fake hippie prophets, it is interesting to note that Dylan was awarded the Nobel for 'new poetic expressions', whatever that means. 
Todd, the Nobel is for poetry as well as prose, surely. A number of poets have won the Nobel.
But not songwriting, i.e if songs are to be considered, it would be the lyrics alone (not that Dylan's songs were great in the music department either...)