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Historical References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)