While I was
going through "Lolita" ( searching for references to ombre, hombre, umber) my
attention was called to the list of appositives used to qualify
Humbert Humbert, like those adjectives that are appended to the names
of heroes, knights, royalty (one third begin with the letter
H). Their appearance in the text is not
regular (it's to be found mainly in the first chapters and I didn't check to see
if related to the diary he kept)
Does anyone know about any article
related to this subject that could send us a reference or link?
Humbert, the
Terrible and Humbert, the Small
Humbert, le Bel
Humbert, the Hoarse
Humbert, the Wounded Spider
Humbert, the Humble
Humbert, the Hummer
Humbert, the Hound
Humbert, the Cubus
Humbert, the popular butcher
PS: I hope I got the correct word
for "appositive"