VLVL2 (1) warm-up: Dedication

[joeallonby]

on 7/2/03 10:43 AM, Elainemmbell at aol.com at Elainemmbell at aol.com wrote:

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 

Obviously, I'm still catching up with my e-mail since this is from 7/2.

"For Juan Valdez"?

Now, that's funny.

Tomorrow morning when I go for my habitual summer Sunday Morning Coming Down
espresso frappe with Kahlua ice cream, I will dedicate it to Juan Valdez.



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