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 References
- Author unknown, "The Black Pig" (2.16)
- Andrew Marvell, "To His Coy Mistress" (23.185)
- William Shakespeare, Othello (35.70-71)
- Henri Barbusse (35.133)
- H.G. Wells, "Mr. Britling Sees It Through" (The novel calls it "Mr. Britling Sees Through It") (35.134)
Historical References
- Franz Joseph (3.16)
- Napoleon (7.53)
- General Count Luigi Cadorna (7.53)
- Vittorio Emanuele II (7.53)
- Duke of Aosta (7.53)
- John Ireland (7.56)
- Prince Klemens Wenzel von Metternich (35.13)
- Peter Paul Rubens (37.148)
- Titian (37.150)
- Andrea Mantegna (37.151)
Pop Culture
- "Africana" (35.121)
- Enrico Caruso (2.35, 36)