North and South Allusions & Cultural References

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

  • William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night's Dream (1.1.2)
  • William Cowper (1.2.15).
  • Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1.3.1)
  • Dante Alighieri, Paradiso (1.3.8)
  • Alfred Lord Tennyson, In Memoriam (1.4.E)
  • William Shakespeare, Hamlet (2.21.21)

Historical References

  • The Peace Society (2.4.2)
  • Septimia Zenobia, Ruler of Palmyra (2.24.10)