Author vs Pseudonym - What's the difference?
author | pseudonym |
The originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition.
* (John Milton) (1608-1674)
* 1661 , ,
* (Samuel Johnson) (1709-1784)
# (the author) I, me.
Someone who writes books for a living.
The works of an author or authors.
* 1661 , ,
A fictitious name, often used by writers and movie stars.
* c1911 —
* 1928 —
As nouns the difference between author and pseudonym
is that author is the originator or creator of a work, especially of a literary composition while pseudonym is a fictitious name, often used by writers and movie stars.As a verb author
is to create a work as its author.author
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Alternative forms
* (obsolete)Noun
(en noun)- Eternal King; thee, Author of all being.
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
- The chief glory of every people arises from its authors .
The Life of the most learned, reverend and pious Dr. H. Hammond
- During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant
Synonyms
* (creator of a work) bookwright, creator, artist, subcreator, fabulator, writerDerived terms
* authoressDerived terms
* authorableStatistics
* ----pseudonym
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(wikipedia pseudonym)Noun
(en noun)- The Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson wrote "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland" under the pseudonym Lewis Carroll.
- I doubt, indeed, whether I should not abandon the struggle altogether-- leave this sad world of ordinary life for which I am so ill fitted, abandon the name of Cummins for some professional pseudonym , complete my self-effacement, and--a thing of tricks and tatters, of posing and pretence--go upon the stage.
- The best example of its literary use so far are the German novel The Golem'', by Gustav Meyrink, and the drama ''The Dybbuk , by the jewish writer using the pseudonym "Ansky".