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What’s in a Name? Writers and Their Anthroponymy

Onomastics

Othello, Alice, Pumblechook—these characters are etched in our minds. But how much meaning are in names? By Anthony Paletta.

Anthony Paletta
Anthony Paletta
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Anthony Paletta

Anthony Paletta

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