http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2010/01/30/middle-name/ A National Blog of Literature & Discussion Tue, 13 Dec 2011 00:47:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2010/01/30/middle-name/#comment-4113 Rafael Alencar Mon, 01 Feb 2010 06:06:16 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=4612#comment-4113 Uhh, actually there are some advantages in being associated with other people. In your case, if you are so good looking as Michael Lucas, I totally wanna know more about you. Uhh, actually there are some advantages in being associated with other people.
In your case, if you are so good looking as Michael Lucas,
I totally wanna know more about you.

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2010/01/30/middle-name/#comment-4112 Michael David Lukas Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:51:45 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=4612#comment-4112 Thank you Robert and Alexis for your interest in the novel. Thanks to Sarang for the extra examples. And a massive thanks to Michael Lucas for your sympathies. Not to worry, I kinda like the ring of Michael David Lukas. And in any case, I wouldn't want to horn in on your territory. Thank you Robert and Alexis for your interest in the novel. Thanks to Sarang for the extra examples. And a massive thanks to Michael Lucas for your sympathies. Not to worry, I kinda like the ring of Michael David Lukas. And in any case, I wouldn’t want to horn in on your territory.

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2010/01/30/middle-name/#comment-4110 Michael Lucas Mon, 01 Feb 2010 03:52:31 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=4612#comment-4110 Sweat heart! I am sorry to cause you so many troubles! And I must admit I don't suffer the same problem you do, so probably will not ad anything to my name:) Michael Lucas. Sweat heart!
I am sorry to cause you so many troubles! And I must admit I don’t suffer the same problem you do, so probably will not ad anything to my name:)
Michael Lucas.

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2010/01/30/middle-name/#comment-4091 Sarang Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:54:40 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=4612#comment-4091 I seem to remember reading some critical discussion of this issue in connection w/ Auden's lines "Earth, receive an honoured guest / William Yeats is laid to rest." Btw I think a name like "Conan Doyle" is best thought of as a compound last name (at least that's how it seems to have been interpreted at the time, though Wikipedia says Arthur made up the Conan for aesthetic reasons). There are other examples of this, mostly Victorian-Celtic, like D. Lloyd George, the critic G. Gregory Smith, etc. And of course there are those, largely regrettable, names of the type "J. Alfred Prufrock" where the middle name is for all purposes the first name. Other than gravitas I think there's also euphony; "Jorge Borges" is a good example of where you need the middle name to avoid sounding silly; besides, I think there's something of a tendency to beef up names that are overly short like "John Keynes" or "James Jones." I seem to remember reading some critical discussion of this issue in connection w/ Auden’s lines “Earth, receive an honoured guest / William Yeats is laid to rest.” Btw I think a name like “Conan Doyle” is best thought of as a compound last name (at least that’s how it seems to have been interpreted at the time, though Wikipedia says Arthur made up the Conan for aesthetic reasons). There are other examples of this, mostly Victorian-Celtic, like D. Lloyd George, the critic G. Gregory Smith, etc. And of course there are those, largely regrettable, names of the type “J. Alfred Prufrock” where the middle name is for all purposes the first name. Other than gravitas I think there’s also euphony; “Jorge Borges” is a good example of where you need the middle name to avoid sounding silly; besides, I think there’s something of a tendency to beef up names that are overly short like “John Keynes” or “James Jones.”

]]> http://www.vqronline.org/blog/2010/01/30/middle-name/#comment-4090 Robert & Alexis Mendocino Sat, 30 Jan 2010 18:41:07 +0000 http://www.vqronline.org/blog/?p=4612#comment-4090 It's funny, we've been following your work for some time. At a dinner party last night, someone mentioned your upcoming Ottoman novel. As bibliophiles, we attempted to Google you this morning only to learn of your exploits in New York City. It's not always easy being on top, Michael. It’s funny, we’ve been following your work for some time. At a dinner party last night, someone mentioned your upcoming Ottoman novel. As bibliophiles, we attempted to Google you this morning only to learn of your exploits in New York City. It’s not always easy being on top, Michael.

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