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
- Stendhal, The Charterhouse of Parma (19.125).
- Emily Bronte (29.73).
- Jules Michelet, The History of France (29.96)
- Honoré de Balzac, Eugenie Grandet (12.38)
Historical References
- World War One (24.33, 24.167)
- Benozzo Gozzoli (painter) (33.48)
- Assassination of Paul I of Russia (6.7)
Pop Culture References
- "The Man I Love" by George Gershwin (22.39)
- "Some of These Days" by Shelton Brooks (7.28, 33.49).