When authors refer to other great works, people, and events, it’s usually not accidental. Put on your super-sleuth hat and figure out why.
Literary, Mythological, and Philosophical References
- Adonis, myth (1.7)
- Narcissus, myth (1.7)
- Austin Henry Dobson, "To A Greek Girl" (1.20)
- Antinoüs, myth (1.20)
- Plato (3.5)
- Bacchus and Silenus, myth (3.16)
- Antoine de la Sale, Les Cent Nouvelles (4.1)
- William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet (4.10, 6.2, 8.17)
- William Shakespeare, As You Like It (4.10, 6.3, 7.15)
- William Shakespeare, Cymbeline (4.12, 8.17)
- Giordano Bruno (4.19)
- William Shakespeare, The Merchant of Venice (7.15)
- William Shakespeare, Much Ado About Nothing (7.15)
- William Shakespeare, King Lear (7.15)
- William Shakespeare, Othello (8.17)
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (8.17)
- Michel de Montaigne (10.7)
- Dante Alighieri (11.6)
- Théophile Gautier (11.6)
- Satyricon (11.8)
- The Lord's Prayer (13.9)
- Bible, Isaiah 1:18 (13.10)
- Théophile Gautier, Émaux et Camées (14.9)
- Molière, Tartuffe (17.2)
- William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale (19.2)
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (19.2)
Historical References
- Marguerite de Navarre (4.1, 15.9)
- Messalina (6.2)
- Darwinismus / Charles Darwin (11.13)
- Anne de Joyeuse (11.17)
- Marco Polo (11.19)
- Charles of Orléans (11.22)
- Catherine de Médicis (11.22)
- Louis XIV (11.22)
Art and Music References
- Michaelangelo Buonarotti (3.5, 10.7)
- Claude Michel Clodion (4.1)
- Richard Wagner, Lohengrin (4.4)
- Adelina Patti (8.16)
- Johann Joachim Winckelmann (10.7)
- Richard Wagner, Tannhäuser (11.16)
- Fréderic Chopin (19.9)