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
- Niccolò Machiavelli (1.26, referenced throughout)
- Aristotle (1.96)
- Martin Luther (1.323)
- John Colet (1.515)
- Erasmus (2.39-40)
- Socrates (2.39-40)
- Cato (2.180)
- Thomas Aquinas (2.424)