Ask a Question

(Create a thread)
Go Back   Spanish language learning forums > Spanish & English Languages > Grammar


Last name(s) in essays/criticism

 

This is the place for questions about conjugations, verb tenses, adverbs, adjectives, word order, syntax and other grammar questions for English or Spanish.


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old January 05, 2013, 05:23 PM
Queli Queli is offline
Ruby
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 59
Queli is on a distinguished road
Last name(s) in essays/criticism

I am hoping someone knows the definitive "answer" here (or if it is in flux or open to debate, could tell me about that). When writing about a Spanish or Latinamerican author who uses his/her name in a traditional form (first name, father's last name, mother's), how do you cite them when referring to them by last name (i.e. in a work of literary criticism)? I see it both ways and am confused as to which is correct. For example, most of the time I see "Vargas Llosa" when people are writing about for Mario Vargas Llosa but "Fuentes" only for Carlos Fuentes Macías. If anyone knows links that discuss this, that would be interesting too--my preliminary search only gave me how to put names in a bibliography.
Reply With Quote
   
Get rid of these ads by registering for a free Tomísimo account.
  #2  
Old January 05, 2013, 05:40 PM
JPablo's Avatar
JPablo JPablo is offline
Diamond
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Southern California
Posts: 5,579
Native Language: Spanish (Castilian, peninsular)
JPablo is on a distinguished road
I don't know sources, or links, but I'd think it has to do with "how common" is the second name.

I.e.
Rafael Sánchez... (may be there are thousands of people with that name)
Rafael Sánchez Ferlosio (I only know one)

Federico García (Thousand of persons with this name)
Federico García Lorca (Only one...)

Arturo Pérez (a bunch of people with this name)
Arturo Pérez Reverte (I only know one with this one)

And so on and so forth.

Carlos Fuentes, Octavio Paz, Pablo Neruda (pen name, if I remember well), Julio Cortázar... are "unique enough" so as to not needing any additional name...

El Marqués de Santillana (even though there are many "Marqueses de Santillana") is only referred to the guy who wrote "Serranillas" and had one of the biggest libraries in what could be called "Spain" (or Castilla)...

Juan Goytisolo... (only one of those)

Julio Iglesias Snr. y Julio Iglesias Jnr. oops, sorry this one is not a writer...
__________________
Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie.
"An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old January 05, 2013, 06:18 PM
Queli Queli is offline
Ruby
 
Join Date: Sep 2012
Posts: 59
Queli is on a distinguished road
This is great--makes a lot of sense! And as the Iglesias's show (who knew they'd appear in one of these threads?!) I would guess it also matters how the person refers to him/herself if it's a living person.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old January 05, 2013, 07:51 PM
JPablo's Avatar
JPablo JPablo is offline
Diamond
 
Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Southern California
Posts: 5,579
Native Language: Spanish (Castilian, peninsular)
JPablo is on a distinguished road
Glad to be of help...

I was just kidding with J. Iglesias... (his full name being "Julio José Iglesias de la Cueva" per Wikipedia...) but it gives you even more of an idea on how names are used in Spanish...
__________________
Lo propio de la verdad es que se basta a sí misma, aquel que la posee no intenta convencer a nadie.
"An enemy is somebody who flatters you. A friend is somebody who criticizes the living daylights out of you."
Reply With Quote
Reply

 

Link to this thread
URL: 
HTML Link: 
BB Code: 
Thread Tools
Display Modes

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off
Site Rules

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
Simple essays in spanish? lingos Practice & Homework 1 May 08, 2009 07:52 PM


All times are GMT -6. The time now is 12:17 PM.

Forum powered by vBulletin® Copyright ©2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.

X