When authors give shout outs 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
- Adao (3.97)—in Portuguese, the Biblical Adam
- Cain (17.455)
- Eva (3.97)—in Portuguese, the Biblical Eve
- Gospel of St. John (9.122, 16.6)
- Gospel of Matthew 7:9 (14.59, 16.257)—The quote is, "What man among you, if his son asks for bread, gives him a stone?"
- Occam's razor (3.5)—A philosophical principle that says that in the absence of other evidence, the simplest explanation is likely to be correct.
- St. Paul (7.59-60)
- Pinocchio (9.75)
- Prospero (1.251)—A wise wizard in Shakespeare's The Tempest.
- William Shakespeare, Richard II (12.54)—The quote is "I wasted time, and now doth time waste me."
- St. Stephen the Martyr (8.57-59)
- Virgin Mary, or Blessed Virgin (17.465)
Historical References
- Atahualpa (17.296)
- John Calvin (first mention 2.13)
- Martin Luther (first mention 2.13)
- Francisco Pizarro (first mention 17.86)
- Protestant Reformation (10.30)