The Great Gatsby Allusions & Cultural References

Literary and Philosophical References

• T.S. Eliot
• King Midas, from the Greek myth (1.12)

Historical References

• Maecenas, a patron of the arts and a political advisor to Caesar Augustus (1.12)
• J.P. Morgan, an American banker, one of America's first billionaires (1.12)

Pop Culture References

• John Lawson Stoddard: Stoddard's Lectures (3.48)
• Henry Clay: Economics: An Introduction for the General Reader (5.42)