okay, without looking it up...

[clauclauclaudia]

Does this usage of eponymous seem okay to you or not? Why?

[blah blah Chekhov on film] "Based on his eponymous 1891 novella, THE DUEL gives life to a classic Chekhovian tale...."

All right. Look it up if you want to, but let me know if you do.

I'm screening comments for a bit to get independent answers, but I'll unscreen them soonish. [Edit: slow unscreening now complete.]

Comments

[zdenka]

No. I think it should say "Based on his 1891 novella of the same name". Unless there is a character named The Duel. ;-)

I would accept a usage such as, "In Alexandre Dumas's novel The Count of Monte Cristo, the eponymous hero believes his revenge is ordained by Providence."

[clauclauclaudia]

*bow*

I had considered banning all classicist types from answering but settled for screening comments early on instead. :)

[zdenka]

What, just 'cuz I know what an eponym actually is . . . ?

Here, have an icon of another eponymous character.

[clauclauclaudia]

Hee. Well, yes.

Hm, this may be the only eponym I have icons of, and it's stretching the meaning at that.

[eefster.livejournal.com]

Though I've already seen the correct answer at this point, this was the reaction I had, too.