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
- Desiderius Erasmus (2.16)
- Sigmund Freud (2.16)
- Rembrandt (2.16)
- Vincent van Gogh (2.16)
- Homer (2.16)
- Virginia Woolf (2.16)
- Johan Huizinga, The Waning of the Middle Ages (2.18)
- Thomas Mann, The Magic Mountain (2.18)
- Joseph Conrad (first mentioned 2.18, then referenced throughout)
- Herman Melville (2.18)
- Joseph Conrad, The Secret Sharer (4.154)
- D.H. Lawrence, The Man Who Loved Islands (4.154)
- Franz Grillparzer (first mention 5.44, then referenced throughout)
- Fyodor Dostoevsky (5.44)
- Marcus Aurelius, Meditations (first mention 5.47, then referenced throughout)
- Jane Austen (17.246)
Literary and Philosophical References
- Julius Caesar (2.16)
- Dwight Eisenhower (2.16)
- Martin Luther (2.16)
- Vladimir Lenin (2.16)