VLVL2 (1) warm-up: Dedication

[Elainemmbell at aol.com]

In a message dated 7/2/2003 8:57:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time, 
lycidas2 at earthlink.net writes:

> Are there novels out there in which the dedication has thematic
> >significance to the work itself?
> 
> 

This is an interesting little side-trip--here are some offerings from my 
library that illustrate something of the range and function of dedication (epigram 
also an interesting topic for which similar illustrations can be made)...this 
could be a fun parlor game--match the dedication/epigram to the Famous Book, 
win prizes & very limited fame!

"Dedicated to the individuals and organizations who have supported this 
publication"  Salman Rushdie, The Satanic Verses

"For my mother and father"  Manil Suri, The Death of Vishnu

"A dedication is only
 a scratch where it itches--for ANNE, then
 in whose bosom RACHEL lies 
 muselike
 guiding my clumsy song
 and giggling between the lines
 --with blessings, Lass"   Walter M. Miller, Jr., A Canticle for Leibowitz

"For Juan Valdez"  Mark Helprin, Memoir From Antproof Case

"Once again, to ZELDA"  F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby


Elaine M.M. Bell, Writer
(860) 523-9225
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