Deathfugue Allusions & Cultural References

Religious References

• Book of Exodus 3:8 and the "land flowing with milk and honey" (lines 1-3)
• Faust by Wolfgang von Goethe (line 6)
• "Song of Songs" from Hebrew scripture and the Old Testament (line 16)

German Cultural References

• J.S. Bach and the fugue form (title)
• Richard Wager, German composer of The Mastersingers of Nuremberg (line 25)

Historical References

• The Nazi S.S. (line 5)
• The Holocaust (line 9)