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
- Colley Cibber, poet laureate in eighteenth century England (1.1.4).
- Homer, Greek poet (2.9.2).
- Narcissus, vain youth in mythology (2.12.2).
- Daedalus, father of Icarus, from Ovid (2.17.1).
- Atlantis writers, Delarivier Manley (3.3.3).
- Voltaire (3.3.3).
- Alexander Pope (3.3.15).
- Hylus, young man loved by Hercules (3.6.1).
- John Kelly, Pamela's Conduct in the High Life (4.16.20).
Historical References
- Carthagena, British attack on Spanish city of Carthagena in 1741 (2.7.9).
- Pompey and Caesar, the battle of Pharsalia in 48 B.C. (2.9.2).
- Alexander the Great (3.5.4).