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
- William Cowper (6.20)
- William Shakespeare, Julius Caesar(13.26)
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (14.3)
- William Shakespeare, Macbeth (14.3)
- William Shakespeare, Othello (14.3)
- The Gamester, play (14.3)
- Rivals, theater school of thought (14.3)
- School for Scandal, theater school of thought (14.3)
- Wheel of Fortune, play (14.3)
- Heir at Law, play (14.3)
- Lovers' Vows (throughout chapters 13-20)
- Lord Macartney (16.23)
- The Idler (16.23)
- George Crabbe, Tales (16.23)
- Hawkins Browne, "Address to Tobacco" (17.15)
- Alexander Pope (17.15)
- William Shakespeare (34.9)
- William Shakespeare, Henry VIII (34.10, 34.13)
- Endymion, Greek mythology (38.19)
- Cleopatra (38.19)
- Dr. Samuel Johnson (39.12)
- "Tirocinium," William Cowper (45.7)
Historical References
- Mr. Repton, a famous landscaper (6.7, 6.15, 6.17)
- Queen Elizabeth I (6.26)
- "Business in America" – The War of 1812 (12.22)
- Tintern Abbey (16.2)
- Michaelmas, religious holiday (20.5, 41.19)
- Slavery (21.11)
- Louis XIV (22.17)