Quoting James Agenbroad <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Is there a reason I don't see why we need to distinguish between alternative titles and parallel titles?
A parallel title is of equivalent weight to the title proper, but distinct from it. Generally it's provided when the document is addressed equally to different language communities. An alternative title is a second way of naming the document. The trouble (to my eye) is that there are no clear conventions for its use; and tools such as comprehensive bibliographies (e.g. Cambridge bibliography of English literature) generally ignore it in formulating headings under which they list their citations. At least in modern times, alternative titles seem to be just author's or publisher's wimsy (The hobbit, or, There and back again; Eric, or, Little by little); sometimes, the alternative title portion provided an explanation of the main title, just as a subtitle usually does. Hal Cain Dalton McCaughey Library Parkville, Victoria, Australia [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
