Howl Allusions & Cultural References

Literature, Philosophy, and Mythology

• Mohammed (line 5)
• William Blake (line 6)
• Plato (line 17)
• Plotinus (line 24)
• Edgar Allen Poe (line 24)
• St. John and the Cross (line 24)
• The Three Fates (line 40)
• Buddha (line 64)
• Narcissus (line 64)
• Dadaism (line 66)
• Pater Omnipotens Aeterna Deus (line 74)
• eli eli lamma lamma sabacthani (line 77)
• Moloch (line 80)
• Jehovah (line 84)
• Harpies (line 103)
• Jesus Christ (line 108)

Historical References

• Golgotha (line 49)
• Alcatraz (line 63)
• Hydrogen Bomb (line 85)
• The Internationale (line 109)

Pop Culture

• hipsters (line 3)
• bop (line 24)
• Neal Cassady (43)