Speech 'rhetorically complete,' says spokespersonPitzer went on to find, and The Associated Press has verified, 20 other sentences with traces and phrases from the Moby Dick SparkNotes. SparkNotes: "Moby Dick rams the Pequod and sinks it. Dylan and a spokesman for SparkNotes and the Swedish Academy, which hands out the award, weren't immediately available for comment. "Songwriters, including Dylan, have been borrowing from other literary works to turn pop phrases for ages. The lecture is required for the winner to collect the 8 million Swedish kronor ($1.2 million) in prize money.

Source: CBC News June 14, 2017 15:22 UTC