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[1]    Nobel Committee: Bob Dylan ‘Changed Our Idea of What Poetry Can Be’ 

[2]    If people in the literary world groan, one must remind them that the gods don’t write, they dance  

[3]  and they sing,” Swedish Academy say in award speech 

[4]  

[5]   Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden Saturday, 

[6]  where the Swedish Academy’s Horace Engdahl explained in the presentation speech why the legendary singer- 

[7]  -songwriter was given an award usually reserved for authors, poets and playwrights. 

[8]    In the speech, Engdahl said Dylan “dedicated himself body and soul to 20th century American popular 

[9]  music, the kind played on radio stations and gramophone records for ordinary people, white and black: protest 

[10] songs, country, blues, early rock, gospel, mainstream music.” 

[11]   “Recognizing that revolution by awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize was a decision that seemed daring 

[12]  only beforehand and already seems obvious. But does he get the prize for upsetting the system of literature? 

[13]  Not really,” Engdahl said. “There is a simpler explanation, one that we share with all those who stand with be-

[14]  ating hearts in front of the stage at one of the venues on his never-ending tour, waiting for that magical voice.”

[15]   The Swedish Academy concluded their speech by taking note of the critics who opposed Dylan’s Nobel 

[16]  Prize win. 

[17]    “By means of his oeuvre, Bob Dylan has changed our idea of what poetry can be and how it can work,” 

[18]  Engdahl said. “If people in the literary world groan, one must remind them that the gods don’t write, they dance 

[19]  and they sing.” 

[20]    Following the speech, Patti Smith performed Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.” 

[21]    Read the Nobel committee’s award presentation speech for Dylan below: 

[22]    (…) 

Disponível em: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nobel-committee-bob-dylan-changed-our-idea-of-poetry-w455063. Acesso em: 30 abr. 2017.

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[1]    Nobel Committee: Bob Dylan ‘Changed Our Idea of What Poetry Can Be’ 

[2]    If people in the literary world groan, one must remind them that the gods don’t write, they dance  

[3]  and they sing,” Swedish Academy say in award speech 

[4]  

[5]   Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden Saturday, 

[6]  where the Swedish Academy’s Horace Engdahl explained in the presentation speech why the legendary singer- 

[7]  -songwriter was given an award usually reserved for authors, poets and playwrights. 

[8]    In the speech, Engdahl said Dylan “dedicated himself body and soul to 20th century American popular 

[9]  music, the kind played on radio stations and gramophone records for ordinary people, white and black: protest 

[10] songs, country, blues, early rock, gospel, mainstream music.” 

[11]   “Recognizing that revolution by awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize was a decision that seemed daring 

[12]  only beforehand and already seems obvious. But does he get the prize for upsetting the system of literature? 

[13]  Not really,” Engdahl said. “There is a simpler explanation, one that we share with all those who stand with be-

[14]  ating hearts in front of the stage at one of the venues on his never-ending tour, waiting for that magical voice.”

[15]   The Swedish Academy concluded their speech by taking note of the critics who opposed Dylan’s Nobel 

[16]  Prize win. 

[17]    “By means of his oeuvre, Bob Dylan has changed our idea of what poetry can be and how it can work,” 

[18]  Engdahl said. “If people in the literary world groan, one must remind them that the gods don’t write, they dance 

[19]  and they sing.” 

[20]    Following the speech, Patti Smith performed Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.” 

[21]    Read the Nobel committee’s award presentation speech for Dylan below: 

[22]    (…) 

Disponível em: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nobel-committee-bob-dylan-changed-our-idea-of-poetry-w455063. Acesso em: 30 abr. 2017.

Engdahl assegura que a decisão de dar o prêmio a Bob Dylan mostrou-se

 

[1]    Nobel Committee: Bob Dylan ‘Changed Our Idea of What Poetry Can Be’ 

[2]    If people in the literary world groan, one must remind them that the gods don’t write, they dance  

[3]  and they sing,” Swedish Academy say in award speech 

[4]  

[5]   Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature at a ceremony in Stockholm, Sweden Saturday, 

[6]  where the Swedish Academy’s Horace Engdahl explained in the presentation speech why the legendary singer- 

[7]  -songwriter was given an award usually reserved for authors, poets and playwrights. 

[8]    In the speech, Engdahl said Dylan “dedicated himself body and soul to 20th century American popular 

[9]  music, the kind played on radio stations and gramophone records for ordinary people, white and black: protest 

[10] songs, country, blues, early rock, gospel, mainstream music.” 

[11]   “Recognizing that revolution by awarding Bob Dylan the Nobel Prize was a decision that seemed daring 

[12]  only beforehand and already seems obvious. But does he get the prize for upsetting the system of literature? 

[13]  Not really,” Engdahl said. “There is a simpler explanation, one that we share with all those who stand with be-

[14]  ating hearts in front of the stage at one of the venues on his never-ending tour, waiting for that magical voice.”

[15]   The Swedish Academy concluded their speech by taking note of the critics who opposed Dylan’s Nobel 

[16]  Prize win. 

[17]    “By means of his oeuvre, Bob Dylan has changed our idea of what poetry can be and how it can work,” 

[18]  Engdahl said. “If people in the literary world groan, one must remind them that the gods don’t write, they dance 

[19]  and they sing.” 

[20]    Following the speech, Patti Smith performed Dylan’s “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall.” 

[21]    Read the Nobel committee’s award presentation speech for Dylan below: 

[22]    (…) 

Disponível em: http://www.rollingstone.com/music/news/nobel-committee-bob-dylan-changed-our-idea-of-poetry-w455063. Acesso em: 30 abr. 2017.

Considerando alguns elementos gramaticais do texto, leia as seguintes proposições.

 

I - Na frase “…the kind played on radio stations and gramophone records for ordinary people, white and black…” (linha 9), o adjetivo “ordinary” significa “comuns”.

II - Na frase “In the speech, Engdahl said Dylan ‘dedicated himself body and soul to 20th century...’” (linha 08), o pronome “himself” refere-se a Engdahl.

III - Na frase “...Bob Dylan has changed our idea of what poetry can be and how it can work” (linha 17), o verbo “can” expressa a ideia de habilidade.

 

Sobre as proposições acima, pode-se afirmar que 

RIP VAN WINKLE SUMMARY

Autor do conto original: Washington Irving

 

  Diedrich Knickerbocker, an old New York gentleman with an interest in

the histories and stories told by the descendants of Dutch settlers in New York

in the early 19th century, narrates the story of a simple, good-natured man

named Rip Van Winkle, who lives in a small village in the Catskills. Though

[5] Rip comes from a family full of chivalrous and militaristically successful men,

he is unconcerned with such things and is chiefly occupied with escaping

his duties to his home and family and avoiding his nagging wife, Dame Van

Winkle. He spends most of his day out of the house with his dog Wolf, where

his wife can’t reach him as easily, either talking with townspeople at the inn,

[10] hunting squirrels, fishing or helping on farms other than his own.

  One day Dame Van Winkle is so persistent in her haranguing pursuit of

Rip that he flees to the woods with his gun and dog. He absently follows a

squirrel high into the Catskill Mountains and ends up taking a nap. Just as the

day’s light is fading and Rip is preparing to go back down the mountain, he

[15] encounters a stranger. The stranger is holding a heavy keg on his back, and

Rip, drawn by some mysterious force, helps the stranger carry the keg to the

top of the mountain where he finds strange men wearing antiquated clothing

playing ninepins (these men are the spirits of Hendrick Hudson and the crew

of the ship Half Moon, though Rip doesn’t know that). Rip is instructed to serve

[20] them a drink that is so enticing that Rip secretly tastes some himself, and

then consumes it immoderately and falls into a deep sleep on the mountain.

  When Rip wakes up he assumes he has slept through the night, and

worries about the backlash he will face from Dame Van Winkle. But soon it

becomes apparent that something strange has happened. The gun by his

[25] side is an old and rusty one, and his beard is now a foot long. His joints

are stiff, and he finds it difficult to climb the mountain. He tries to locate the

peak on which he fell asleep but cannot find it. Wolf is also nowhere to be

found, and after searching for him as long as he could, Rip apprehensively

descends the mountain with the rusty gun, dreading his reunion with his wife.

[30] Though the path is nowhere to be found and the landscape is strange, Rip

successfully makes his way back to the village.

  On the outskirts of the village a group of children – none of whom are

familiar to Rip – chase after him and point at his beard. Rip notices that the

village is now larger and more populated. New houses line the roads and

[35] unfamiliar faces peer out at him from windows. Perplexed, Rip finds his old

house. He expects to hear his wife yelling at him with a sharp voice, but never

does. What’s more, his house is dilapidated, as though no one has tended to

it in a very long time. He sees a dog that resembles Wolf, but the dog is dirty

and emaciated, and does not recognize Rip. He goes to the inn to look for his

[40] old friends and finds in its place the Union Hotel.

  Rip introduced himself to the strangers at the hotel as a “loyal subject

of the king” but this is met with outrage. He discovers that 20 years have

passed since he went up the mountain. The American Revolution has taken

place. His friends and neighbors Nicholas Vedder and Brom Ducher are

[45] dead, and Derrick Van Bummel is working in the newly established American

Congress. His son Rip Van Winkle Jr. has grown up to be just like his father,

and his daughter Judith has married and has a child (Rip Van Winkle III).

The townspeople come to believe Rip’s story on the mountain after his tale is

corroborated and explained by the oldest man in town, Peter Vanderdonk, and

[50] the townsfolk eventually turn their attention back to the upcoming presidential

election. Rip moves in with his daughter and spends the rest of his days living

as he did prior to his disappearance, only now he has no need to worry about

his wife’s intrusion and lives freely and peacefully.

Disponível em:<http://www.licharts.com/lit/rip-van-winkle/summary > Acesso em: 8 mar. 17. (Adaptado.)

 

De acordo com o texto, é correto afirmar que

RIP VAN WINKLE SUMMARY

Autor do conto original: Washington Irving

 

  Diedrich Knickerbocker, an old New York gentleman with an interest in

the histories and stories told by the descendants of Dutch settlers in New York

in the early 19th century, narrates the story of a simple, good-natured man

named Rip Van Winkle, who lives in a small village in the Catskills. Though

[5] Rip comes from a family full of chivalrous and militaristically successful men,

he is unconcerned with such things and is chiefly occupied with escaping

his duties to his home and family and avoiding his nagging wife, Dame Van

Winkle. He spends most of his day out of the house with his dog Wolf, where

his wife can’t reach him as easily, either talking with townspeople at the inn,

[10] hunting squirrels, fishing or helping on farms other than his own.

  One day Dame Van Winkle is so persistent in her haranguing pursuit of

Rip that he flees to the woods with his gun and dog. He absently follows a

squirrel high into the Catskill Mountains and ends up taking a nap. Just as the

day’s light is fading and Rip is preparing to go back down the mountain, he

[15] encounters a stranger. The stranger is holding a heavy keg on his back, and

Rip, drawn by some mysterious force, helps the stranger carry the keg to the

top of the mountain where he finds strange men wearing antiquated clothing

playing ninepins (these men are the spirits of Hendrick Hudson and the crew

of the ship Half Moon, though Rip doesn’t know that). Rip is instructed to serve

[20] them a drink that is so enticing that Rip secretly tastes some himself, and

then consumes it immoderately and falls into a deep sleep on the mountain.

  When Rip wakes up he assumes he has slept through the night, and

worries about the backlash he will face from Dame Van Winkle. But soon it

becomes apparent that something strange has happened. The gun by his

[25] side is an old and rusty one, and his beard is now a foot long. His joints

are stiff, and he finds it difficult to climb the mountain. He tries to locate the

peak on which he fell asleep but cannot find it. Wolf is also nowhere to be

found, and after searching for him as long as he could, Rip apprehensively

descends the mountain with the rusty gun, dreading his reunion with his wife.

[30] Though the path is nowhere to be found and the landscape is strange, Rip

successfully makes his way back to the village.

  On the outskirts of the village a group of children – none of whom are

familiar to Rip – chase after him and point at his beard. Rip notices that the

village is now larger and more populated. New houses line the roads and

[35] unfamiliar faces peer out at him from windows. Perplexed, Rip finds his old

house. He expects to hear his wife yelling at him with a sharp voice, but never

does. What’s more, his house is dilapidated, as though no one has tended to

it in a very long time. He sees a dog that resembles Wolf, but the dog is dirty

and emaciated, and does not recognize Rip. He goes to the inn to look for his

[40] old friends and finds in its place the Union Hotel.

  Rip introduced himself to the strangers at the hotel as a “loyal subject

of the king” but this is met with outrage. He discovers that 20 years have

passed since he went up the mountain. The American Revolution has taken

place. His friends and neighbors Nicholas Vedder and Brom Ducher are

[45] dead, and Derrick Van Bummel is working in the newly established American

Congress. His son Rip Van Winkle Jr. has grown up to be just like his father,

and his daughter Judith has married and has a child (Rip Van Winkle III).

The townspeople come to believe Rip’s story on the mountain after his tale is

corroborated and explained by the oldest man in town, Peter Vanderdonk, and

[50] the townsfolk eventually turn their attention back to the upcoming presidential

election. Rip moves in with his daughter and spends the rest of his days living

as he did prior to his disappearance, only now he has no need to worry about

his wife’s intrusion and lives freely and peacefully.

Disponível em:<http://www.licharts.com/lit/rip-van-winkle/summary > Acesso em: 8 mar. 17. (Adaptado.)

 

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What’s more, his house is dilapidated, as though no one has tended to it in a very long time (linhas 37 e 38). 

RIP VAN WINKLE SUMMARY

Autor do conto original: Washington Irving

 

  Diedrich Knickerbocker, an old New York gentleman with an interest in

the histories and stories told by the descendants of Dutch settlers in New York

in the early 19th century, narrates the story of a simple, good-natured man

named Rip Van Winkle, who lives in a small village in the Catskills. Though

[5] Rip comes from a family full of chivalrous and militaristically successful men,

he is unconcerned with such things and is chiefly occupied with escaping

his duties to his home and family and avoiding his nagging wife, Dame Van

Winkle. He spends most of his day out of the house with his dog Wolf, where

his wife can’t reach him as easily, either talking with townspeople at the inn,

[10] hunting squirrels, fishing or helping on farms other than his own.

  One day Dame Van Winkle is so persistent in her haranguing pursuit of

Rip that he flees to the woods with his gun and dog. He absently follows a

squirrel high into the Catskill Mountains and ends up taking a nap. Just as the

day’s light is fading and Rip is preparing to go back down the mountain, he

[15] encounters a stranger. The stranger is holding a heavy keg on his back, and

Rip, drawn by some mysterious force, helps the stranger carry the keg to the

top of the mountain where he finds strange men wearing antiquated clothing

playing ninepins (these men are the spirits of Hendrick Hudson and the crew

of the ship Half Moon, though Rip doesn’t know that). Rip is instructed to serve

[20] them a drink that is so enticing that Rip secretly tastes some himself, and

then consumes it immoderately and falls into a deep sleep on the mountain.

  When Rip wakes up he assumes he has slept through the night, and

worries about the backlash he will face from Dame Van Winkle. But soon it

becomes apparent that something strange has happened. The gun by his

[25] side is an old and rusty one, and his beard is now a foot long. His joints

are stiff, and he finds it difficult to climb the mountain. He tries to locate the

peak on which he fell asleep but cannot find it. Wolf is also nowhere to be

found, and after searching for him as long as he could, Rip apprehensively

descends the mountain with the rusty gun, dreading his reunion with his wife.

[30] Though the path is nowhere to be found and the landscape is strange, Rip

successfully makes his way back to the village.

  On the outskirts of the village a group of children – none of whom are

familiar to Rip – chase after him and point at his beard. Rip notices that the

village is now larger and more populated. New houses line the roads and

[35] unfamiliar faces peer out at him from windows. Perplexed, Rip finds his old

house. He expects to hear his wife yelling at him with a sharp voice, but never

does. What’s more, his house is dilapidated, as though no one has tended to

it in a very long time. He sees a dog that resembles Wolf, but the dog is dirty

and emaciated, and does not recognize Rip. He goes to the inn to look for his

[40] old friends and finds in its place the Union Hotel.

  Rip introduced himself to the strangers at the hotel as a “loyal subject

of the king” but this is met with outrage. He discovers that 20 years have

passed since he went up the mountain. The American Revolution has taken

place. His friends and neighbors Nicholas Vedder and Brom Ducher are

[45] dead, and Derrick Van Bummel is working in the newly established American

Congress. His son Rip Van Winkle Jr. has grown up to be just like his father,

and his daughter Judith has married and has a child (Rip Van Winkle III).

The townspeople come to believe Rip’s story on the mountain after his tale is

corroborated and explained by the oldest man in town, Peter Vanderdonk, and

[50] the townsfolk eventually turn their attention back to the upcoming presidential

election. Rip moves in with his daughter and spends the rest of his days living

as he did prior to his disappearance, only now he has no need to worry about

his wife’s intrusion and lives freely and peacefully.

Disponível em:<http://www.licharts.com/lit/rip-van-winkle/summary > Acesso em: 8 mar. 17. (Adaptado.)

 

Conforme o texto, é correto afirmar que