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Literary References in The Infernal Devices
Angelica
Aug 13, 2013 01:05PM
In The Infernal Devices, there are many literary references to other works during the story. If you guys could, like, gather the names of the works here that would be awesome. Oh yes, and this includes the poems at the start of each chapter, the books Tessa reads, and the works in which fictional characters are mentioned (ex. Sir Galahad by Alfred Lord Tennyson). You can get it in from any of the three books. Thanks!
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I've written a big section on that in my new book Myths and Motifs of The Mortal Instruments
(Free August 23 and 24 2013 at http://www.amazon.com/Myths-Motifs-Mo...)
I analyze and explain some of the works so it's more like a book chapter than a list, but here's a helpful paragraph. Plus you can download the book for yourself :)
It’s evident as Will and Tessa spar through literary references and each chapter is begun with a quote. These include Tennyson, Byron, Horace, Swinburne, Henley, Kipling, Wilde, Browning, Rossetti, Keats, and Shakespeare, all popular writers of Tessa’s time. Most of the romantic poets are listed here. Not only are they appropriate for the era, but romantic writers in particular were fascinated with myth and the fantastical. Will and Tessa share a number of books they’ve read, including Dante’s Inferno, Tale of Two Cities, Ivanhoe, Alice in Wonderland, The Moonstone, Armadale, The Woman in White, and Lady Audley’s Secret. Tessa dreams of herself and Will as the ever-parted Tristan and Isolde, and compares him to classical heroes.
But fundamentally, each considers him- or herself a fictional character. Will sees himself as the rogue in A Tale of Two Cities. Tessa sees herself as penniless, plucky Jane Eyre.
(Free August 23 and 24 2013 at http://www.amazon.com/Myths-Motifs-Mo...)
I analyze and explain some of the works so it's more like a book chapter than a list, but here's a helpful paragraph. Plus you can download the book for yourself :)
It’s evident as Will and Tessa spar through literary references and each chapter is begun with a quote. These include Tennyson, Byron, Horace, Swinburne, Henley, Kipling, Wilde, Browning, Rossetti, Keats, and Shakespeare, all popular writers of Tessa’s time. Most of the romantic poets are listed here. Not only are they appropriate for the era, but romantic writers in particular were fascinated with myth and the fantastical. Will and Tessa share a number of books they’ve read, including Dante’s Inferno, Tale of Two Cities, Ivanhoe, Alice in Wonderland, The Moonstone, Armadale, The Woman in White, and Lady Audley’s Secret. Tessa dreams of herself and Will as the ever-parted Tristan and Isolde, and compares him to classical heroes.
But fundamentally, each considers him- or herself a fictional character. Will sees himself as the rogue in A Tale of Two Cities. Tessa sees herself as penniless, plucky Jane Eyre.
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