tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post6620295819436260679..comments2024-03-28T18:59:57.979+00:00Comments on Poul Anderson Appreciation: LeadershipKetlanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08588156788583883454noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-74964713269118138762016-02-19T21:58:09.277+00:002016-02-19T21:58:09.277+00:00Hi, David!
Dang! I missed the possible derivation...Hi, David!<br /><br />Dang! I missed the possible derivation of "Lissa" from "Melissa." Blast! (Smiles)<br /><br />And, yes, I can see how real leaders can exercise command without needing to be brutal or threatening. Nice example of that principle from Countess Vorkosigan.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-15864566856022864652016-02-19T21:53:09.130+00:002016-02-19T21:53:09.130+00:00Kaor, Paul!
I noticed that! And, in the Technic C...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />I noticed that! And, in the Technic Civilization stories, "Joseph" became "Josip." Emperor Josip III comes to mind.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-78583461455342683322016-02-19T21:32:26.525+00:002016-02-19T21:32:26.525+00:00Paul and Sean:
One of my dictionaries (published i...Paul and Sean:<br />One of my dictionaries (published in 1972) includes a list of given names with some information about their origins. It cites "Lisa" as a diminutive of "Elizabeth," confirming your suspicions. <br /><br />"Lissa" COULD also be an abbreviation of "Melissa." I think I may have seen it used that way in some story that I can't pin down.<br /><br />The bit about a person who can get the specialists to all work together reminds me of Cordelia Naismith Vorkosigan, from Lois McMaster Bujold's *Vorkosigan* series. Cordelia had been a captain in the Betan Astronomical Survey, a group of experts who didn't have much respect for authority -- but that taught her how to put AUTHORITY into a quiet, nonviolent command. <br />"The Countess's gaze sharpened. In a voice Kareen had rarely heard her use before, she repeated, 'Sit. Down.' It wasn't even her Countess Vorkosigan voice; it was something older, firmer, even more appallingly confident. It was her old Ship Captain's voice, Kareen realized; and [Kareen's] parents had both lived under military authority for decades."David Birrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08973889429164886381noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-62269716084020398692016-02-19T20:00:43.329+00:002016-02-19T20:00:43.329+00:00- and "David" has been abbreviated to &q...- and "David" has been abbreviated to "Davy."Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-85326058745368552812016-02-19T18:24:24.439+00:002016-02-19T18:24:24.439+00:00Kaor, Paul!
Just off the top of my head I think &...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Just off the top of my head I think "Lisa" is also derived from "Elizabeth."<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-66066753185195715402016-02-19T18:12:17.739+00:002016-02-19T18:12:17.739+00:00Sean,
Prob. But there is also "Lisa." I ...Sean,<br />Prob. But there is also "Lisa." I do not know whether that is related to "Elizabeth" and have not googled.<br />Paul.Paul Shackleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04180596532266581425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3538502828554372917.post-23053039492061307632016-02-19T18:09:41.258+00:002016-02-19T18:09:41.258+00:00Kaor, Paul!
Yes, I agree, a person who knows how ...Kaor, Paul!<br /><br />Yes, I agree, a person who knows how to get people to work together, keep them alive, and even to be hard, when necessary, is a leader. Persons as varied as Nicholas van Rijn, John Rolfe VI, and Lissa Davysdaughter Windholm comes to mind, as you have said.<br /><br />Btw, I've wondered if "Lissa" is how "Elizabeth" might have turned into over a thousand years.<br /><br />SeanSean M. Brookshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13973738112230622557noreply@blogger.com