When poets 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
- Homer (2)
- Ovid (6-7)
- Bertrand de Born (10)
- Dante Alighieri (12, 23,92)
- Gustave Flaubert (13-15, 54)
- Liu Ch'e (41)
- Ezra Pound, "Ione, Dead the Long Year" (40)
- Propertius (52)
- Luis de Camoens, Lusiads (52)
- Tyro (56)
- Arnaut Daniel, "Sweet Songs and Cries" (61)
Historical References
- Eleanor of Aquitaine (1)
- Helen of Troy (2,57, 59, 63)
- Fritz Vanderpyl (49)
- Dido, Queen of Carthage (95)
- Lorenzo de Medici (112)
- Alessandro de Medici, Duke of Florence (119)