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
- Herodotus, The Histories of Herodotus, (4.6)
- William Shakespeare, Othello (6.70)
- Proteus (7.258)
- Icarus (8.201)
- Dante Alighieri (8.201)
- Faust (10.148)
- Goethe (10.148)
- Shakespeare (10.148)
- Friedrich Nietzsche (10.148; 13.81)
Historical References
- Charles Darwin (2.21; 6.131; 7.265)
- Herodotus (4.41)
- Walter Raleigh (4.41)
- Pliny (4.41)
- Francis Galton (7.267)
- Jesse James (11.7)
- Battle of Waterloo (11.282)
Pop Culture References
- John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt (10.132)