ALLUSION ASSIGNMENT LIST
BIBLICAL
N.B. When one refers to the Bible, it is always capitalized; but not italicized or underlined
THE OLD TESTAMENT
Book of Genesis
1. The Garden of Eden-Drake, 9/10
5.
Destruction of Sodom-Leventhal, 9/21
“Pillar of Salt”
2. Cain and Abel-Frank, 9/11
3.
4.
Noah and the Flood-Gage, 9/16
Ark, Dove, Rainbow, Olive Branch
The Tower of Babel-Laden, 9/17
6. Abraham and Isaac-Lynch, 9/22
7. Jacob’s Ladder-Minton, 9/24
8.
Jacob and Esau-Parry, 9/25
Rescue of the child Moses
1. The Burning Bush-Pender, 9/28
2.
3.
Plagues of Egypt-Richeal, 9/29
Passover-Rogers, 9/30
7.
Ark of the Covenant-Schapiro, 10/6
4.
5.
6.
Parting of the Red Sea (Aaron’s Staff)Rowe, 10/1
The Ten Commandments-Sayce, 10/2
Golden Calf
Manna from Heaven-Sayce, 10/5
Leviticus-Szwalbenest, 10/7
“Poisoning the well”
Mitzvot
Numbers-Venkatesulu, 10/8
Balaam and the Ass
Joshua-Stump, 10/9
Siege of Jericho (Angelic Trumpets)
Judges
1.
Samson and the Philistines (riddles!)-Drake, 10/12
2. Samson and Delilah-Frank, 10/13
Book of Samuel
/Kings I
1. David and Goliath-Gage, 10/14
3. David and Jonathon-Leventhal, 10/16
2. Absalom’s Rebellion-Laden, 10/15
4. David and Bathsheba-Lynch, 10/19
Book of Kings/Kings
II
1. Solomon’s Wisdom-Minton, 10/20
3. The Queen of Sheba-Pender, 10/22
2. Solomon’s Temple-Parry, 10/21
4. Ahab and Jezebel-Richeal, 10/23
Book of Job-Rogers, 10/26
Whole story…
Book of Daniel
1. Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream-Rowe, 10/27
2. Daniel in the Lion’s Den-Sayce, 10/28
4.
3. The Fiery Furnace-Schapiro, 10/29
The Handwriting on the WallSzwalbenest, 11/4
The Twelve Prophets
Jonah (and the whale)-Venkatesulu, 11/4
THE NEW TESTAMENT
The Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)
Each gospel tells essentially the same narrative: Jesus’ life and works. Some of the stories appear in
more than one gospel, like the Nativity, the Last Supper, the Crucifixion, and the Resurrection, while
others are only in one.
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2.
3.
4.
5.
Sermon on the Mount (Matthew 5:3 7:27. Luke 6:17-49)-Stump, 11/5
The story of Lazarus (John 11:1-12:11)Drake, 11/6
“Eye of the Needle”-Frank, 11/9
Mary Magdalene-Gage, 11/10
Walking on Water-Laden, 11/13
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7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
Water into Wine-Leventhal, 11/16
Last Supper-Lynch, 11/17
Garden of Gethsemane-Minton, 11/18
Judas’ Betrayal-Parry, 11/19
Peter’s Denial-Pender, 11/20
30 pieces of silver-Richeal, 11/23
3.
Lost Sheep-Sayce, 12/1
Parables
1.
2.
Good Samaritan-Rogers, 11/24
Prodigal Son-Rowe, 11/25
Revelations
1.
2.
Seraphim and Cherubim-Schapiro, 12/2
Seven Seals-Szwalbenest, 12/3
3.
4.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse-Venkatesulu,
12/4
The Beast/Number of the Beast-Stump, 12/7
II. Mythological Allusions
Classical Mythology
(Greek and Roman)
1. Adonis and AphroditeDrake, 12/8
2. Alexander the Great and the
Gordian Knot-Frank, 12/9
3. Apollo and CassandraGage, 12/10
4. Arachne and Athena-Laden,
12/11
5. Atlas and his burdenLeventhal, 12/14
6. Bellerophon and PegasusLynch, 12/15
7. Castor and Pollux-Minton,
12/16
8. Cupid and Psyche-Parry,
12/17
9. Daedalus and Icarus
10. Damon and Pythias-Pender,
12/18
11. Daphne and the laurel
wreath-Richeal, 12/21
12. Demeter and PersephoneRogers, 12/22
13. Dido and Aeneas-Rowe,
12/23
14. Echo and Narcissus-Sayce,
1/4
15. Europa and Zeus-Schapiro,
1/5
16. Hera and Io-Szwalbenest,
1/6
17. Jason and MedeaVenkatesulu, 1/7
18. Jason and the Golden
Fleece-Stump, 1/8
19. Midas and the Golden
Touch-Drake, 1/11
20. Nessus and Heracles-Frank,
1/12
21. Odysseus and the Trojan
Horse-Gage, 1/13
22. Orpheus and EurydiceLaden, 1/14
23. Pandora’s Box-Leventhal,
1/15
24. Paris and the Golden AppleLynch, 1/19
25. Perseus and Andromeda-
29. Pygmalion and Galatea-
Minton, 1/20
Rogers, 1/26
26. Perseus and Medusa-Parry,
35. Furies
30. Romulus and Remus-Rowe,
1/21
1/28
27. Phaeton and Zeus-Pender,
1/22
28. Procrustes-Richeal, 1/25
34. Atlantis
36. Helen of Troy
37. Judgement of Paris
31. The Amazons
38. Trojan Horse
32. The sword of Damocles
39. Scylla and Charybdis
33. The Twelve Labors of
Heracles (Hercules)
Norse Mythology:
1.
2.
Valhalla
Valkyries
3.
4.
Loki
Thor’s Hammer
Other Mythologies/Legends:
El Dorado
ALLUSIONS FROM LITERATURE:
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9.
Big Brother
Catch-22
Don Juan
Don Quixote
Panglossian
Falstaff
Frankenstein
Jekyll and Hyde
Lothario
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
1. Cheshire Cat
2. Down the Rabbit Hole
10.
11.
12.
13.
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15.
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18.
Pollyanna
Quasimodo
Uncle Tom
Svengali
Shangri-La
“The horror! The horror!”
Sherlock Holmes
Three Musketeers
Oedipus
3.
4.
“Off with her Head”
Through the Looking Glass
5.
6.
7.
8.
Arthur
Holy Grail
Lady of the Lake
Tristan and Isolde
Hamlet
1. Ophelia
2. The Skull
Arthurian Legend
1. Galahad
2. Lancelot
3. Guenivere
4. Mordred