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
- Charles-François Gounod, Faust (1.1-7, 32.5)
- Nathanial Hawthorne, The Marble Faun (5.4)
- Dion Boucicault, The Shaughraun (13.2, 13.7)
- Eugene Labiche, Le Voyage de Monsieur Perrichon (14.20)
- Edgar Allan Poe (15.51)
- Jules Verne (15.51)
- Dante Gabriel Rosetti, The House of Life (15.58)
- Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Sonnets from the Portuguese (16.9)
Pop Cultural References
- William-Adolphe Bouguereau (3.13)
- Johann Strauss, The Blue Danube (3. 16)
- Carolus Duran (12.13)
- Grace Church (29.2)
- Cesnola Antiquities Collection (31.13)