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 and Philosophical References:
- Robert Browning, Sordello (2-4)
- Homer, The Iliad (11-22)
- Ovid, The Metamorphoses (19, 40-129)
Historical References:
- Pablo Picasso (8)
Mythological References:
- Lir (7)
- Tyro (23, 135)
- Pentheus (59, 114)
- Acoetes (62-101)
- Lyaeus (95)
- Tiresias (115)
- Cadmus (115)
- Dafne (124)
- Poseidon (133)
- Hesperus (144)
- Proteus (153)
- the fauns (153-156)