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 and Philosophical References
- John Milton's Paradise Lost (6.14)
- John Bunyan's The Pilgrim's Progress (12.26)
Historical References
- Cotton Mather (4.41-44, 20.50, 22.40-42)
- Anne Hutchinson (6.22-24, 6.57-58)
- Goody Glover (4.44, 7.58)
- Thomas Brattle (Chapter 23)