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 References:
- Paradise Lost (2.11)
- John Milton (2.13, 2.17-18)
Philosophical References:
- Emmanuel Swedenborg (1.23, 7.9, 7.14-7.20)
- Apocalypse Revealed, Emmanuel Swedenborg (3, 5, 6, 7, 8)
- Diogenes of Greece (5.8)
- Analytics by Aristotle (7.10)
- Paracelsus (7.19)
- Jacob Behmen (Böhme) (7.19)