literary references in QAF

[brainofjb.livejournal.com]

Hello!

As we all know there are some literary references in QAF, like Brian’s take on Kafka’s “Metamorphosis” or his quote “Had we but world enough, and time” from “To His Coy Mistress”. So I was wondering if anybody knows if all this literary references are collected somewhere? If not, can you think of anything more than the two I already mentioned? Maybe we can put together a list?

Thanks! :)

Comments

[flamencanyc.livejournal.com]

Yes, there are many, many more. And yes, I have compiled a pretty (though I'm sure not entirely) complete list of QaF's literary and musical references. I just haven't gotten around to posting it yet.

How about I promise I'll try to finally get off my ass and get it posted by the end of the month?

[sevigny7.livejournal.com]

It would be interesting to see a comprehensive compilation. I'm thinking of a couple more - Brian's reference to playwright Gorky's Lower Depths when he's at the Baths, and also a Hamlet reference that Ben catches - I think when Brian's conflicted about Justin's vigilante phase. One thing that always surprised me after realizing that Brian was comfortable with literary references was that there weren't really any books in his loft. That's pretty unrealistic. Should have been a big bookcase somewhere.

[lumcheng.livejournal.com]

Well, such a list would be interesting for sure ^^

But lately I also thought about a list of all the crap Brandon talks - I mean, it's hilarious how many cheesy relations he makes XD
Like 'The lion was ripped in pieces' and blablabla *snorts* XD