Cold Mountain Allusions

Literary and Philosophical References

• Homer, the Odyssey: The entire plot of this book is one big Homer shout-out, folks
• William Bartram, Bartram's Travels: Inman's only reading material in most of the book is Bartram's Travels, a book by a naturalist about traveling around the American South and studying nature
• Ovid, Baucis, and Philemon, from Metamorphoses

Historical References

• Robert E. Lee
• Longstreet, and his part in Fredericksburg
• Charleston, Ada's old stomping ground, is where the Civil War began
• Petersburg
• Fredericksburg
• Gettysburg