125. How to find literary allusions
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Do you love the feeling of happening upon a subtle reference to a great literary work in the midst of your current read? Or do you feel like you\\u2019re on the outside when books allude to works you haven\\u2019t read? In today\\u2019s episode, we\\u2019re getting extra nerdy and breaking down all things literary allusions. For our discussion, we share what a literary allusion is and what kinds of allusions are referenced most widely. Plus, we\\u2019ll share tips on how to access these oft-referenced stories to illuminate your reading experience, and we\\u2019ll share book recommendations to build your TBR with classic and contemporary literature.\\xa0
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Classic Books for Allusions:
The Odyssey by Homer (NP episode 123)
Paradise Lost by John Milton
Frankenstein by Mary Shelley (NP episode 32)
Alice\\u2019s Adventure in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll (NP episode 111)
Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte\\xa0 (NP episodes 77 + 79)
Rebecca by Daphne Du Mauier
Beloved by Toni Morrison (NP episode 12)
Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston (NP episode 20)
Pride & Prejudice by Jane Austen (NP episode 51 + 53)
The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald (NP episode 26)
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Other Books Mentioned:
On Beauty by Zadie Smith
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
Telephone by Percival Everett
Birnam Wood by Eleanor Catton
Enter Ghost by Isabella Hammad
Fellowship Point by Alice Elliott Dark
Lone Women by Victor LaValle\\xa0
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Bront\\xeb
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