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
- Byron, English poet (1.79)
- Mark Twain, American author (1.79)
- Garibaldi, Italian general and politician (2.83)
- Dante, Inferno, Purgatorio, Paradiso (2.83)
- Donizetti, Lucia di Lammermoor, Italian opera (6.62)
- La zia di Carlo, a comedy by Brandon Thomas (6.189)
- M. Bovary, character in Flaubert's novel of the same name (6.205)
- Walter Scott (6.181; 6.205)
- Endymion, Greek myth (10.83)
Historical References
- Baedeker travel guidebook (1.79)
- Rodrigo Borgia (5.176)
- Horatius (6.69)
- Bellini, Italian painter (7.125)
- Signorelli, Italian painter (7.125)
- Lorenzo di Credi, Italian painter (7.125)