Little Quote Thing in the Begining of a Book

b (thats it) · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:24

Whats it called? :confused:

I know I know it, but I just cant remember it for the life of me and its driving me crazy. Plus I need it for an essay I'm writting, and I'm not finished until I find out what its called. So I'm desperatly in need of your help.

SexyBetty · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:25

Dedicaton?

Dunno really

Mr_L · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:27

Preface?

Nix · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:28

A Preface is like an Abstract isn't it?

antijoke · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:28

foreword?

Brynn · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:29

Aknowledgement?

Greenlizard0 · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:31

ooh I think I know this. Somebody told me a while back a word beginning with e. I'll hunt him down.

edit - or maybe not

antijoke · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:31

dictionary.co.uk

foreword

noun {C}

a short piece of writing at the beginning of a book, sometimes praise by a famous person or someone who is not the writer

Overload · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:32

Prolegomenon?

b (thats it) · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:33

anticonscience said:
Stuff from dictionary

Alright, thanks, thats what I was looking for.

antijoke · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:33

b (thats it) said:
Alright, thanks, thats what I was looking for.

which one was right?

edit:hoorah

Mr_L · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:34

Nix said:
A Preface is like an Abstract isn't it?

Hmm, similar I guess.

b (thats it) · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:34

yours, it didnt want to quote your quote for some reason.

Mr_L · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:40

A preface is a foreword, damn me for having such a fancy vocabulary!

Gilly · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:43

No prologue?

Mr_L · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:48

Gilly said:
No prologue?

That's for a script or play isn't it?

j00ni · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:51

A prologue usually is used to give a back story to the main plot of the book.

A foreword or preface is usually written by someone else (as already stated) and is about the author, book, or the series to which the book belongs. IME preface is used when it is written by the author

An Acknowledgement is usually written by the authour to name and thank the people involved in making the book, etc

Gilly · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:52

Mr_L said:
That's for a script or play isn't it?

Nah, a prologue can just as easily be for a book

b (thats it) · 12 Feb 2006 at 15:58

arg! i'm starting to doubt my self now. I'm starting to think its a word starting with an e aswell now, but no idea of the word. I'll stick with foreword for now, but i've almost convinced myself that its the wrong word now.

If it helps its just a tiny quote about two lines long by Pliny the Younger, before the prologue. This is litterally driving me insane, havent gotten any work done yet because of it

reflex · 12 Feb 2006 at 16:01

Prologue can be used for plays/books and music