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.
This book is made entirely of references, and there are about a bajillion that we could list here. The project of The Book of the City of Ladies is, after all, to get the reader fired up to learn more about these butt-kicking notables from literature and history. We dare you to collect 'em all. We'll start you out with a few, as a sort of an appetizer.
Literary and Philosophical References
- Cicero (1.9.3)
- Aristotle (1.14.1)
- Vergil (1.29.1)
- Seneca (2.22.1)
Historical References
- Julius Cesar (2.19.2)
- Pompey (2.19.2)
- Nero (3.18.7)